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Study confirms long term benefits of tamoxifen

Taking tamoxifen for 10 rather than five years halves the risk of women dying from the most common kind of breast cancer. Taking tamoxifen for 10 rather than five years halves the risk of women dying from the most common kind of breast cancer.

2 June 2013

Experts call for breast cancer trials aimed at younger patients

A lack of clinical trials aimed specifically at younger breast cancer patients could be partly to blame for their poorer survival rates. A lack of clinical trials aimed specifically at younger breast cancer patients could be partly to blame for their poorer survival rates.

31 May 2013

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"I remember the appointment so vividly" – carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene

15 May 2013

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Angelina Jolie, inherited breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene

Celebrity cancer stories often hit the headlines - we answer some key questions following recent reports of genetic risks for breast cancer. Celebrity cancer stories often hit the headlines - we answer some key questions following recent reports of genetic risks for breast cancer.

14 May 2013

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Genetic 'fine tuners' control body's own attack against cancer

The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs according to a study. The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs according to a study.

5 May 2013

Breast cancer in women under 50 tops 10,000 cases for first time

The number of women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for the first time according to latest statistics. The number of women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for the first time according to latest statistics.

3 May 2013

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New tricks for old drugs – blocking oestrogen to prevent breast cancer

30 April 2013

Tamoxifen class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high risk

Tamoxifen and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease. Tamoxifen and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease.

30 April 2013

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Many women shocked about breast screening overdiagnosis but would still go for a mammography

Women are surprised and shocked that breast screening can lead to 'overdiagnosis' of cancer, but would rather go for screening than take the risk of missing a cancer that could be treated, according to new research published in BMJ Open. Women are surprised and shocked that breast screening can lead to 'overdiagnosis' of cancer, but would rather go for screening than take the risk of missing a cancer that could be treated, according to new research published in BMJ Open.

23 April 2013

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Watching cancers evolve using ‘liquid biopsies’

Tumours release DNA into the bloodstream, and scientists have been investigating whether this could offer clues about a cancer - take a look at what they found. Tumours release DNA into the bloodstream, and scientists have been investigating whether this could offer clues about a cancer - take a look at what they found.

8 April 2013

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Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients

Scientists have developed a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance by tracking changes in blood. Scientists have developed a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance by tracking changes in blood.

7 April 2013

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Gene variations and cancer risk – more results, more answers and more questions

27 March 2013