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Study finds microRNA target to combat breast cancer treatment resistance

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Source: University of Cincinnati From: news-medical.net A new University of Cincinnati Cancer Center study has identified a particular strand of microRNA as a promising new target for overcoming breast cancer treatment resistance and improving outcomes. The research was recently published in the journal Cancers. Study background The Cancer Center’s Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, said antiestrogen therapy is used for about 75% …

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Study: Protein helps prevent breast cancer metastasis

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By: Tim Tedeschi, University of Cincinnati From: medicalxpress.com While better screening and improved treatments are leading to better outcomes for patients with breast cancer, 90% of breast cancer deaths are a result of metastasis, or the cancer growing and spreading to other parts of the body. University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers in the lab of Jun-Lin Guan, Ph.D., have …

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WPFW: UC expert discusses breast cancer racial disparities

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By: Tim Tedeschi From: uc.edu The University of Cincinnati’s Rifat Wahab, DO, recently joined What’s at Stake, a radio show and podcast produced by Washington, DC based WPFW radio, to discuss Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wahab noted that while Caucasian women are diagnosed at a slightly higher rate, Black and Hispanic women are 40% more likely to die of breast …

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Researchers found that stopping cell recycling in cancer cells could help treat a very aggressive form of breast cancer

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Source: University of Cincinnati From: sciencedaily.com Targeting and changing autophagy, otherwise known as cell recycling, has been linked to helping control or diminish certain cancers. Now, researchers have shown that completely halting this process in a very aggressive form of breast cancer may improve outcomes for patients one day. Recycling cans and bottles is a good practice. It helps keep …

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Researchers pinpoint hierarchy of breast cancer cells as potential cause for treatment resistance

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Source: University of Cincinnati From: sciencedaily.com Researchers say it can take cells in different forms or ‘life stages’ to cause cancer to grow and spread. You might have heard the old proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” University of Cincinnati instructor Syn Yeo, PhD, thinks the same analogy applies when it comes to cells and the growth …

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Research uncovers clues in use of immunotherapy for breast cancer

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By: University of Cincinnati From: medicalxpress.com UC researchers have found a potential new combination therapy for breast cancer that would integrate use of the body’s immune system with targeted treatment for a particular protein that advances cancer. The study, published in the journal Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, provides data that could eventually lead …