Cancer

Researchers are probing why breast cancer patients face lasting fatigue after treatment, with exhaustion affecting up to 90 per cent during therapy. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) — persistent tiredness not eased by rest — can affect mood, activity and work life. Many survivors report symptoms for months or years after treatment. A University of Brighton team [...]

Researchers have created a therapeutic HPV vaccine delivered through the nose that could offer a non-invasive treatment for cervical cancer. Screening for HPV and preventive vaccines lower risk, but there are no approved therapies for existing HPV infections or HPV-linked cancers. Current treatments include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, [...]

Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Glasgow (UofG). Funded by Cancer Research UK, a team of scientists and designers are developing an electronic textile which would fit inside a bra and [...]

Nearly half of women under 40 with advanced breast cancer have children under 18, with many facing job disruption and financial strain, new research has found. A global survey has revealed the challenges faced by young women with advanced breast cancer, with 64 per cent reporting employment disruption after diagnosis and 40 per cent incurring [...]

An NHS-approved drug could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women with a strong family history of the disease, researchers have found. Ulipristal acetate, already prescribed on the NHS for other conditions, blocks progesterone – a hormone that can drive breast cancer development – and may help lower risk in women before the [...]

Some hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly higher breast cancer risk than others, with desogestrel linked to greater increases than alternative products. A study of more than two million Swedish women and teenage girls found that the risks vary depending on the type of hormone used in contraceptive methods. Researchers tracked women aged 13 to 49 [...]

By Wolfgang Hackl M.D., Founder & CEO, OncoGenomX Inc., Switzerland During my career as an oncologist and cancer drug developer, one question haunted me more than any other: Why do some patients respond to therapy — while others, with the same diagnosis, do not? We have innovative treatments, biomarkers, advanced lab tests, and guidelines. But [...]

AI technology can identify 42 per cent of breast cancers that develop between routine mammograms by flagging women at highest risk, researchers have found. The study analysed 134,217 screening mammograms using a deep learning model known as Mirai, which estimates breast cancer risk from imaging data, tumour features and breast density. Researchers from the University [...]

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of breast cancer, with a study of more than 400,000 women showing higher rates in areas with poor air quality. Researchers tracked 28,000 breast cancer cases over several decades, following participants for up to 10 years before diagnosis and monitoring changes in their home addresses. They [...]

Thousands of people protested in Seville on Sunday after revelations that 2,300 women were not given the results of mammogram tests showing abnormalities that required follow-up care. The demonstrations targeted Andalusia’s regional government after it emerged that women who had mammograms – X-ray scans used to detect breast cancer – at public hospitals in recent [...]