Breast Cancer Health Center

Dec 31 - Scientists have identified a group of surface markers on cells linked to an aggressive type of breast cancer called estrogen receptor-negative cancer. In this preliminary study, estrogen-negative b... Read more »

May 19 - In a new study in mice, scientists have compensated for mutations in the Brca1 gene that can lead to cancer by deleting a second gene, which then lessens the probability of cancer. Mice Brca1-assoc... Read more »

Apr 2 - Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher probability of dying from the disease than white women, regardless of their estrogen receptor status, according to research from the N... Read more »

Jul 8 - Researchers have found links between an individual's genetics and their response to treatment with chemotherapy. The findings, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the Nat... Read more »

Jun 9 - A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that, when present in the blood in high levels, are indicators of inflammation. Using data from the H... Read more »

May 27 - Researchers have identified new genetic variations in two regions of DNA - located on chromosomes 1 and 14 - that may be associated with the risk of sporadic breast cancer. This study also confirms... Read more »