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Researchers find ways to reduce side effects of breast, ovarian cancer tre
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Certain anti-cancer medications also target healthy cells in addition to malignant cells. Their use may become restricted if their effects on the latter are excessively powerful. The mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors, which are specifically used for treating breast and ovarian cancer in
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Study reveals risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) may reduce breast cancer mort
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and researchers from the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital discovered that risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant significantly redu
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Metropolis Healthcare's Comprehensive Study Reveals Key Insights into Brea
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26: In its ongoing commitment to raise awareness about critical health issues, Metropolis Healthcare Limited, India's leading diagnostic service provider, is dedicated to empowering individuals with knowledge and awareness when it comes to breast health. In commemo
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Obesity might increase breast cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new multi-institutional translational study headed by Weill Cornell Medical experts, obesity may cause DNA damage in the breast tissue of women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, potentially adding to breast cancer development in an already high-risk group.
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Study finds women over 50 with specific mutations are at higher risk of ca
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic abnormalities continue to have a significant chance of developing cancer after age 50, even if they have never been diagnosed with the disease. This is true even though these mutations are linked to a younger beginning of breast and ovarian cancer
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Study finds how Error-prone DNA lead to BRCA1 related cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have identified that people who inherit a faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene may develop mutations and cancer due to error-prone DNA replication and repair. When these individuals' cells are under stress, replication of the normal BRCA1 gene stalls because of the highly repetitive DNA
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Faulty BRCA genes, known to increase breast cancer risk, now linked to pro
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cambridge [England], January 26 (ANI): If outside factors like exposure to pesticides, smog and pollution weren't enough, internal factors like faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, have now been linked to several other cancers, including those that affect men.
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Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
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Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data t
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind, a team of researchers evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models, even for women at average or below-average
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Obese people with breast cancer gene have increased DNA damage
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar 19 (ANI): It is found that in BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation carriers, obesity is linked with increased DNA damage.
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Soy may be new weapon against breast cancer
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): It seems like, there's more to soy than meets the eye as a new research has suggested that it may have the ability to suppress breast cancer tumour growth.
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Most ovarian cancers start in fallopian tubes: Study
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 18 (ANI): Myth busted! Most - and possibly all - ovarian cancers do not start in ovaries but instead in the fallopian tubes, which are attached to them, claims a recent study.
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