Estrogen a more powerful breast cancer culprit than we realized
WEBMay 17, 2023 · Estrogen is already known to fuel breast cancer growth by promoting the proliferation of breast cells. However, the new observations cast this hormone in a different light. They show estrogen is a more central character in cancer genesis because it directly alters how cells repair their DNA.
Estrogens play a hidden role in cancers, inhibiting a key immune cell
WEB1 day ago · September 27, 2024. Source: Duke University Medical Center. Summary: Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study unexpectedly finds ...
Study finds estrogens play a hidden role in cancers, inhibiting a …
WEB4 days ago · Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study by Duke Cancer Institute researchers unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a role in ...
Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction -- blocking estrogen. Now a global study involving researchers at the University of Adelaide has discovered there...
Scientists Discover New Way to Fight Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Researchers think they’ve figured out a better way to fight breast cancer fueled by the female hormone estrogen – by employing mechanisms used by the male hormone androgen.
Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study …
WEB1 day ago · Breast cancer incidence rose by 1 percent a year overall from 2012 to 2021. But women in their 20s, 30s and 40s experienced a 1.4 percent annual increase in incidence, while the increase among ...
Novel Drug Combination Shows Promise for Advanced HER2-Negative Breast ...
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · A novel three-drug combination achieved notable responses in patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer, according to new research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor …
WEB23 hours ago · Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype. Efficacy of Dato-DXd + durvalumab treatment. Credit: Nature Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1. Despite ...
An emerging generation of endocrine therapies in breast cancer: …
WEBApr 5, 2023 · Anti-estrogen therapy is a key component of the treatment of both early and advanced-stage hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer. This review discusses the recent emergence of several...
Kisqali Plus Hormone Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEBJan 11, 2023 · The combination of ribociclib with a drug to block hormones (endocrine therapy) has recently become a standard treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor – positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer that isn’t immediately life threatening.