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New blood test can predict if breast cancer will return years before relapse | Science & Tech News
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A new blood test can predict the return of breast cancer years before patients relapse, according to a new study. The ultra-sensitive test looks for signs that cancerous cells remain after treatment. It can detect tiny amounts of cells that may be too small for follow-up scans to pick up. Early detection means patients can…
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Breast implants used in lifesaving surgery after lungs removed from man’s body | US News
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Surgeons have given a man suffering from a debilitating lung condition a new lease of life by using breast implants in an unprecedented procedure. After Davey Bauer from Missouri caught the flu a few months ago, he developed a lung infection that was resistant to antibiotics. He had a prolonged history of smoking and vaping.…
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‘Repurposed’ drug that could prevent breast cancer to be offered to nearly 300,000 women | UK News
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A “repurposed” drug that could prevent breast cancer as well as treat it will be offered to almost 300,000 women, NHS officials have revealed. Anastrozole has been used to treat hormone-sensitive breast cancer. But trials have shown it can also stop the disease from occurring in the first place. It’s predicted cases could be cut…
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Breast cancer: Most early-stage patients will become long-term survivors, UK study finds | UK News
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Most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are expected to become “long-term survivors”, according to a breakthrough study. The research, funded by Cancer Research UK, found significant improvements in the number of women surviving the disease since the 1990s. Women diagnosed between 2010 and 2015 were 66% less likely to die from the disease within…
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Artificial intelligence helping scientists in fight against superbug and breast cancer | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence has been used to identify a new antibiotic capable of killing a type of bacteria responsible for many drug-resistant infections. The new antibiotic was identified by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and McMaster University from a library of nearly 7,000 potential drug compounds. The researchers used a machine-learning model they had trained…
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Using any type of hormonal contraceptive could increase the risk of women getting breast cancer, new study suggests | Science & Tech News
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Women may face an increased breast cancer risk from taking any kind of hormonal contraceptive, a new study has found. Scientists say using progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives, including the oral ‘mini pill’, implant, injectable and intra-uterine device, is associated with a 20%-30% higher chance of developing the disease. Earlier research found that taking the combined contraceptive…
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Gene mutation which increases risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to Orkney islands | UK News
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A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage. Scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have found that one in one hundred people with grandparents from the islands off the north-eastern coast of Scotland, have a mutation of the gene BRCA1. It…
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New drug offers lifeline to 1,600 women with rare aggressive form of breast cancer | UK News
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A new drug could benefit hundreds of women suffering from one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. Officials have given the NHS the green light to use pembrolizumab to treat 1,600 patients in England suffering from triple negative breast cancer. Typically, the risk of triple negative breast cancer returning and spreading to other…
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New tiny microscope ‘could speed up breast cancer treatment’ and cut NHS waiting lists | Science & Tech News
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A tiny microscope that can be manoeuvred through small spaces inside the body during surgery could speed up breast cancer treatment and help cut NHS waiting lists, say scientists. Experts from Imperial College London have developed an endo-microscope that is less than 1mm in diameter – about the width of 25 human hairs – and…
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Couch potatoes ‘more likely’ to receive breast cancer diagnosis, experts warn | UK News
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Couch potatoes who don’t take regular exercise are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, experts warn. A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found “strong evidence” greater levels of physical activity and less “sedentary time” are likely to reduce breast cancer risk. Experts behind the research suggest there is…