Source: Chinese Academy of Sciences From: news-medical.net Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is critical to breast cancer staging, yet current assessment methods remain heavily dependent on pathology expertise and time-consuming tissue processing. Frozen section analysis can support intraoperative decisions, but it consumes tissue, requires substantial manpower, and does not always deliver ideal diagnostic performance. Conventional paraffin-section pathology is accurate, but …
Personalized Medicine Advances with New Tool to Guide Breast Cancer Treatment Choices
Source: Yale School of Medicine From: yale.edu Yale pathology researchers created a dependable test that precisely measures key proteins found in breast cancer cells that can help oncologists choose the most effective targeted therapies for patients, says a report published July 16 in Precision Oncology, a journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The assay, named Troplex™, was designed …
New tool predicts nerve damage risk from breast cancer treatment
Source: Linköping University Sweden From: news-medical.net Many women treated for breast cancer using taxanes, a type of cytostatic drug, often experience side effects in the nervous system. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed a tool that can predict the risk level for each individual. The tool could help doctors adapt treatment to avoid persistent side effects in those …
New interactive tool helps to calculate risk of developing advanced breast cancer
Source: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) From: news-medical.net Breast cancer is now the leading cause of global cancer incidence among women but determining who will develop breast cancer is still a challenge for the medical community. A new tool, developed by researchers from UCSF and several other medical institutions, helps to calculate risk for those who may develop advanced …
New tool maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail
From: news-medical.net New technology can trace which populations of breast cancer cells are responsible for the spread of the disease, and for the first time highlights how the location of cancer cells could be as important as mutations in tumor growth. The method was created by a team from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the German …
Tool developed for diagnosing inflammatory breast cancer
By: Susan G. Komen For the Cure From: medicalxpress.com A first-of-its-kind tool may be able to help doctors better diagnose inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). The novel tool and the findings of the analysis have been recently published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. The tool was developed through a collaborative effort between Susan G. Komen, the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research …
Game-changing new tool at University Hospitals helps detect breast cancer sooner
By: Jessi Schultz From: news5cleveland.com University Hospitals has a new tool that helps detect cancer sooner. The “Fast MRI” has already found cancer in dozens of women. The cancer the scan finds is normally hidden in a normal mammogram. Dr. Donna Plecha is the director of Breast Imaging at University Hospitals. She calls the Fast MRI a “game changer.” “We …
New Tool Helps People with Leukemia Better Understand Their Treatment Options
National Comprehensive Cancer Network releases NCCN Guidelines for Patients: AML The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(NCCN®) has released a free booklet to empower people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their loved ones with resources for better-informed medical decision-making. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients: AML publication was made possible thanks to funding from the NCCN Foundation®, and sponsorship from Be The Match®. It …
This specialized gel could improve cancer therapy
By: Maria Cohut From: medicalnewstoday Researchers are now developing a new tool in cancer therapy: a specialized gel that is capable of delivering combination drugs straight to the tumor. One key problem facing cancer research is how to deliver therapies in the most efficient way, as well as how to target tumors directly, minimize invasiveness, and maximize success. Chemotherapy uses …