by Nicole Yap | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog
A commentary by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (USA) researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Practice suggests that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and...
by Nicole Yap | Jan 17, 2022 | Blog
Mammograms are a safe, effective way to detect the presence of breast cancer in women. But doctors recommend most females should start getting mammograms after the age of 40 in part because the procedure involves small doses of ionising radiation. While the risk of...
by Nicole Yap | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog
An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, bones and lung, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the USA have found. The team further discovered that inhibiting... by Nicole Yap | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog
A physician scientist whose research focuses on an important but overlooked problem in cancer biology has been awarded one of three $8 million Snow Fellowships. Announced today by the Snow Medical Research Foundation, the Fellowships are awarded to young, outstanding...
by Nicole Yap | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US—and it has been for years, according to data from JAMA published in March. And while a large number of people often survive the disease, thanks to ever-evolving medical treatments, many people are still diagnosed...
by Nicole Yap | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog
Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative treatment for breast cancer, based on analgesic nanoparticles that target the nervous system. The study, published in Science Advances, was led by Professor Avi Schroeder and...
