From: msu.edu A Michigan State University researcher’s new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and where cancer metastasizes. Professor Eran Andrechek who teaches in the MSU Department of Physiology, has been researching the E2F5 gene, of which little is known, and its role in the development of breast cancer. Based on findings from Andrechek’s lab, the loss of …
New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer
Source: University of Oxford From: news-medical.net A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman’s likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade. The study, published today in the Lancet Digital Health, analyzed anonymized data from …
Personalized Breast Screening a Step Closer to Reality
By: Liam Davenport From: medscape.com A new model for predicting breast cancer risk that is based on standard clinical measures could be used to develop personalized breast screening strategies that are more effective than the current “one size fits all” approach, say researchers. “Several breast cancer risk prediction models have been created, but we believe this is one of the …