AI may cut mammogram false positives without missing cancer

Using AI to help doctors read mammograms may reduce false positives in testing without missing breast cancer cases, a new study shows.

Tamara Schneider-Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
April 10, 2024 ~6 min

‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world’s largest catalogue of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in healthy

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 28, 2024 ~6 min


Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives

Identifying proteins that are only present in bodily fluids when a patient has breast cancer could provide a way to screen healthy people for the disease.

Danielle Whitham, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clarkson University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

Test quickly detects breast cancer with a tiny drop of spit

In early testing, a hand-held device detected breast cancer from a tiny sample of spit in less than five seconds.

Karen Dooley-Florida • futurity
Feb. 19, 2024 ~3 min

Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

Some states, especially in the Southeastern US, have large disparities in breastfeeding among racial groups, making clear the need to lower barriers for breastfeeding in the workplace and elsewhere.

Joynelle Jackson, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of South Carolina • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~10 min

Breast cancer is on the rise among young women

Diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, researchers report.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 30, 2024 ~7 min

Soy compounds could protect against breast cancer comeback

Compounds from soy and other plant sources could protect against breast cancer recurrence or affect survival, researchers report.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Urban environments linked to higher breast cancer incidence

Urban counties in North Carolina have higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, researchers find.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Nov. 27, 2023 ~6 min


Team identifies biology of aggressive breast cancer in Black women

Findings on the biology behind aggressive breast cancer in Black women could lead to new targeted treatments, researchers report.

Christina Griffiths-Indiana • futurity
Oct. 26, 2023 ~5 min

Expert: Endocrine therapy for breast cancer is hard but effective

More than 30% of patients stop taking endocrine therapy early and many don't take it as prescribed, despite its life-saving benefits.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~8 min

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