Breast cancer: Call for genetic screening for all
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Breast cancer: Call for genetic screening for all

Byangie vallejo

this article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49897869 By BBC Health News Offering every woman diagnosed with breast cancer genetic screening would save hundreds of lives each year, a study suggests. Currently, only those with risk factors such as a close family history of breast cancer are offered the check. Researchers say screening everyone would enable women…

‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival
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‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/09/30/revolution-prostate-cancer-care-off-label-breast-cancer-drug/ By Henry Bodkin, health correspondent Abreast cancer drug has been used to double the survival of men with advanced prostate cancer, becoming the first successful precision medicine for the disease. Doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital who conducted the trial say the results amount to a “revolution” in prostate cancer care. They…

Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward.
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Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward.

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48473578 By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward. Women given a new combination of drugs had much greater chance of seeing shrinkage in their tumours, a clinical trial led by Cardiff scientists…

Night shift workers not at greater breast cancer risk, study suggests
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Night shift workers not at greater breast cancer risk, study suggests

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-28/night-shift-workers-not-at-greater-breast-cancer-risk-study-suggests/ By ITV News Night shifts do not increase the risk of breast cancer, a ten-year study of more than 100,000 UK women suggests. The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, found women who work overnight are no more likely to develop the disease than those who work…

UK breast cancer death rates falling fastest in ‘big six’ of Europe
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UK breast cancer death rates falling fastest in ‘big six’ of Europe

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/19/uk-breast-cancer-death-rates-falling-fastest-in-big-six-of-europe By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Study says women aged 50-69 most likely to benefit, while those aged 70-79 will gain least Death rates from breast cancer are falling faster in Britain than in any other of the six most populous countries in Europe, research shows. The rate of death from the disease…