Breast cancer news
Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment.
Stem cell treatment kills cancer cells that have spread in mice
A new stem cell-based cancer treatment can target and kill breast cancer cells that have spread in mice, according to a new study.
News digest – Frozen needles, a smokefree UK, microbubbles and… breaking cancer’s ‘legs’?
Frozen needles, a smokefree UK, microbubbles and how scientists in the US are trying to break cancer cells’ ‘legs’. Here’s our weekly news report.
Study estimates breast and ovarian cancer risk linked to faulty BRCA genes
A new study has estimated the ages at which women with faults in two particular genes are most at risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
ASCO 2017: 4 ways treatment could change following world’s largest cancer conference
Targeted treatment up front improves survival for advanced prostate cancer, and we predict a change in thinking for precision cancer medicine.