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August 21, 2015 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Summer 2015

What’s exciting in cancer research right now? This post reviews several of the most interesting cancer research stories that have been in the news this Summer.

August 6, 2015 Research Updates

Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Look At New Research Findings

New discoveries about the role of the hormone progesterone in breast cancer could potentially lead to improved treatment options for many breast cancer patients.

May 27, 2015 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Spring 2015

What’s exciting in cancer research right now? In this post, I’ll review several of the recent stories that seem to have the great potential impact, at least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.

March 10, 2015 Research Updates

6 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Winter 2015

What’s exciting in cancer research right now? In this post, I’ll review several of the recent stories that seem to have the great potential impact, at least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2014
December 22, 2014 Research Updates

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2014: Where Is Research Headed?

The 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured new approaches, including immune system therapies, that could eventually have a big impact on the way breast cancer is treated.

Top Cancer Research Stories: Fall 2014
November 30, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: Fall 2014

Here are a few of the recent stories about cancer research that seemed to have the greatest potential impact, as least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.

Top Cancer Research Stories: Late Summer 2014
August 31, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: Late Summer 2014

Here are a few of the recent stories about cancer research that seemed to have the greatest potential impact, as least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.

Daylily in early summer garden
June 30, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: Early Summer 2014

Top cancer research stories for early summer 2014 include new uses for existing cancer drugs and a major study on breast cancer risk and environmental toxins.

Laptop, newspaper and coffee
April 30, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: Spring 2014

Top cancer research stories for Spring 2014 include new guidelines on survivorship care and clinical trial findings for an experimental drug to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.

Doctor examining a mammogram
April 12, 2014 Research Updates

Recent Breast Cancer Screening Studies: What Are the Take-Home Messages?

A major study on breast cancer screening was published recently in the journal of the American Medical Association.

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