By: Tarun Sai Lomte From: news-medical.net New research reveals how common respiratory viruses can flip dormant breast cancer cells back into growth mode, uncovering an immune-driven pathway that heightens relapse risk and pointing to new prevention strategies. In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of researchers showed that respiratory viral infections awaken dormant breast cancer cells in …
Researchers discover a new tissue biomarker for aggressive breast cancer risk and poorer survival
By: National Institutes of Health From: medicalxpress.com Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a series of changes in the architecture and cell composition of connective tissues of the breast, known as stromal tissue, that is associated with an increased risk of developing aggressive breast cancer among women with benign breast disease, and poorer rates of survival …
Breast Texture Patterns May Aid Risk Prediction from Mammography
By: Laura Cowen From: insideprecisionmedicine.com In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers have used radiomics analysis to identify six distinct breast tissue patterns, beyond breast density, that are associated with breast cancer risk. “We expect these phenotypes to improve future risk prediction to better identify women at high risk for breast cancer for risk-reduction strategies and tailored …
8 Disproven Breast Cancer Risk Factors You Need to Know
By: Joni Sweet From: bcrf.org BCRF separates fact from fiction on eight controversial, disproven breast cancer risk factors—and shares what science actually says about risk and certain lifestyle choices While it’s normal to consider whether everyday habits could raise your risk, the good news is that many commonly cited dangers have been debunked. Here, BCRF separates fact from fiction by …
Breast cancer risk and chemical exposure: New evidence points to triclosan as a key culprit
By: Vijay Kumar Malesu From: .news-medical.net In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers assessed the association between exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, specifically phenols and parabens, and the risk of developing breast cancer in adult women. Background Did you know that nearly every person has traces of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in their body? These chemicals, found in skincare …
Brain MRI tracks risk of stage IV breast cancer metastases
By: Kate Madden Yee From: auntminnie.com Brain MRI shows promise for surveilling women at risk for asymptomatic stage IV breast cancer metastases by tracking molecular subtypes of the disease, researchers have reported. “[We found that the] highest frequency of brain metastases at baseline was in triple-negative and HER2-positive [human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive] breast cancer,” wrote a team led …
Weight gain after breast cancer development tied to heart failure risk
By: Elana Gotkine From: medicalxpress.com For women with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer (BC), weight gain is associated with an increased risk for heart failure, according to a research letter published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Oncology. Wonyoung Jung, M.D., Ph.D., from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the association between …
Patients with heart disease may be at increased risk for advanced breast cancer
By: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center From: /medicalxpress.com Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients diagnosed with late-stage or metastatic breast cancer have a statistically significant increased risk of pre-diagnosis CVD compared to those with early-stage …
Breast cancer risk increases with weight gain after age 35, finds study
By: Elana Gotkine From: medicalxpress.com The risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after age 35 years, according to a research letter recently published in Cancer Biology & Medicine. Katherine De la Torre, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues conducted a prospective study to examine the association between weight change throughout …
Analyzing multiple mammograms improves breast cancer risk prediction
By: Julia Evangelou Strait From: washu.edu A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describes an innovative method of analyzing mammograms that significantly improves the accuracy of predicting the risk of breast cancer development over the following five years. Using up to three years of previous mammograms, the new method identified individuals at high risk of …