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Reviewing the charity, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
July 19, 2016 Charity Reviews

Charity Review: Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation provides seed grants for studies that have the potential for rapid clinical application in breast cancer.

Participating in cancer treatment clinical trials
June 16, 2016 Clinical Trials

Cancer Clinical Trials: Why Don’t More of Us Participate?

When consumers have a better understanding of how clinical trials work they are most likely to say they would enroll in one, a recent study found.

Genomic studies will play an important role in precision medicine for metastatic breast cancer.
May 2, 2016 Progress Against Cancer

Metastatic Breast Cancer: How Can We Accelerate Progress?

A major new report details action needed to accelerate progress against metastatic breast cancer so that it can be treated as a manageable condition with good quality of life.

Learning about new medicines in a cancer clinical trial
April 5, 2016 Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials: How Can Patients Benefit More?

How could sharing of data among researchers conducting clinical trials lead to better progress against cancer and more benefit for patients?

Reviewing "The Death of Cancer"
February 22, 2016 Book Reviews

Review of “The Death of Cancer” by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. and Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

Is the end of cancer as a deadly disease now possible? Can we actually win the war on cancer, which has been pronounced a failure by many?

Reviewing top stories about progress against cancer in 2015
January 4, 2016 Progress Against Cancer

10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2015

Taking a look back at major stories about developments in cancer research and breast cancer in 2015.

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.

April 10, 2015 Progress Against Cancer

Ken Burns’ “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies”

Ken Burns’ cancer film is a compelling story of the progress that’s been made against cancer over the last several decades, but it also makes clear the need for continuing investment in research to build on that progress.

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.

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