New microscopy technique could reduce repeat surgeries for breast cancer patients Engineers at the Optical Imaging Laboratory led by Caltech’s Lihong Wang have developed an imaging technology that could help surgeons removing breast cancer lumps confirm that they have cut out the entire tumor — reducing the need for additional surgeries. About 300,000 new cases […]

In general, breast cancers could fall into 4 categories based on the presentation: 1. With no external signs but picked up on screening with mammography or ultrasound.They are non palpable,pre clinical. 2. This group present with symptoms mostly a lump in the breast mostly upper outer quadrant,but there is no hard and fast rule. 3. […]

With over a 99 percent negative predictive value, a liquid biopsy test can help clinicians manage difficult-to-diagnose dense breast patients A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test for breast cancer, is unaffected by breast density and can reliably rule out breast cancer in women with both […]

Breast cancer can resurface after remaining dormant for 15 years following successful treatment, a study has found.Women with large tumours and cancer that had spread to the lymph nodes had the highest 40% risk of it coming back.Researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said extending treatment with hormone therapy could reduce the […]

Keeping a watch on the crab is the only way to eliminate it before it hits you hard. A regular breast cancer screening—whether by self-examining the breast or undergoing radiological tests—is the only way to detect the most common cancer in women at an early stage. Breast cancer ranks number one cancer among Indian women. […]

Over 11, 500 kilometers away from her hometown in Kerala, PhD student Juby Mathew is seen neck-deep in work at the laboratory of Ferrier Research Institute in Wellington, New Zealand. Juby is the only Indian in Professor Gavin Painter’s research group that is works on discovering vaccines to life-threatening illnesses. Juby in particular is involved […]

The American Heart Association (AHA) has warned that breast cancer treatment which involves chemotherapy and radiation can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. While the advances in treatment have witnessed a growth in survival rate among breast cancer patients, survivors crossing the age of 65, were more likely to die from heart disease than […]

There’s good news for cancer patients. A new study done by Montefiore Medical Center in New York says that most women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease. The landmark study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment and used genetic testing to gauge […]