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Breast Cancer
Less is more for radiotherapy in early breast cancers
Giving radiotherapy in fewer, larger treatments is at least as safe and effective at treating early breast cancer as the international standard dose.
Barts Hospital stages art exhibition and fundraising sale
A poignant exhibition is to go on display to the public at Barts Hospital in memory of artist Susie Brown who died of cancer earlier this year.
Gene may provide new target for breast cancer drug development
US scientists have identified a gene that appears to be faulty in 70 per cent of cases of oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer samples.
Red and white wine have 'no benefit' for breast cancer risk
Red and white wine have a similar impact on breast cancer risk, according to US scientists.
Late breast cancer diagnosis in elderly leads to poor survival
Women over 70 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage leading to lower survival from the disease in the elderly, new research showed today (Wednesday).
Alcohol cancer risks "underestimated" say researchers
Researchers have warned that many drinkers significantly underestimate the cancer risks associated with alcohol.
Drug boosts survival when breast cancer spreads to brain
Treatment with lapatinib could extend survival in women with Her2-positive breast cancer that has spread to the brain, according to research published today in the British...