June 21, 2020

Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

MONDAY, June 15, 2020 -- Breast cancer treatment costs are highest among young and middle-age patients with advanced breast cancer.

That's the conclusion of a new analysis of data from women in North Carolina who were treated for breast cancer between 2003 and 2014. Researchers found that the highest treatment costs were among 18- to 44-year-olds with metatastic breast cancer, meaning it had spread to other parts of the body.

June 15, 2020

'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 -- A cutting-edge "lab-on-a-chip" has shown promise in detecting early breast cancers and tumors that have developed in other parts of the body.

Roughly the size of a glass microscope slide, the EV-CLUE uses nanotechnology to pump a tiny amount of blood into eight miniscule channels equipped to detect different markers of cancer, explained co-researcher Liang Xu, a professor of molecular bioscience at the University of Kansas.

June 1, 2020

Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 -- Women with cancerous cells in their milk ducts -- also known as DCIS -- are at a high risk for developing fatal breast cancer, British researchers report.

DCIS is short for ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer. With stepped-up breast screening, it has become an increasingly common diagnosis.

May 20, 2020

Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 -- Black and white women share genes that increase the risk for breast cancer, a new study finds.

These genes include BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2, each of which is associated with a more than sevenfold risk of breast cancer. Women of both races also share four other genes linked with a moderately increased risk, according to researchers.

May 14, 2020

Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

MONDAY, May 11, 2020 -- There's good news for women: Getting a mammogram regularly can cut their odds of advanced and sometimes fatal breast cancers, a new study says.

European researchers tracked data from nearly 550,000 women in Sweden who were eligible for mammography screening.