New BRCA1 Discovery Could Save Lives

Over the past few years, scientists believed that breast stem cells were the reason for women being diagnosed with BRCA1 tumors, an aggressive form of breast cancer with basal-like tumors.
They’ve recently discovered at the Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium Laboratory that luminal progenitor cells…the so-called “daughters” of breast stem cells…are the more likely cause of [...]

Combination Therapy Improves Odds For Older Patients

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in May, 2009 which indicates that older women who receive a combination of chemotherapy drugs have improved survival rates. This study specifically targeted older women with early-stage breast cancer and shows that chemotherapy can make a difference.
The study included 600 women with stage I, II, IIIA, [...]