9I�� News - breast cancer

Universal genetic testing of breast cancer patients could help many

webfull — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:48:35 +0000

A new study demonstrates how universal genetic testing for breast cancer can ensure no patient is missed for advanced therapies.

Published: 9 December 2024

Two cellular pathways involved in TNBC tumour development and a promising targeted combination therapy

webfull — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:34:33 +0000

A team of researchers at the RI-MUHC found two cellular pathways involved in TNBC tumour development and a promising targeted combination therapy

Source: RI-MUHC

Published: 3 June 2021

What do breast cancer cells feel inside the tumour?

webfull — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:44:02 +0000

Using a new technique, a team of 9I�� researchers has found tiny and previously undetectable ‘hot spots’ of extremely high stiffness inside aggressive and invasive breast cancer tumours. Their findings suggest, for the first time, that only very tiny regions of a tumor need to stiffen for metastasis to take place. Though still in its infancy, the researchers believe that their technique may prove useful in detecting and mapping the progression of aggressive cancers.

Published: 27 October 2020

Two 9I�� professors lead new Stand Up to Cancer Canada Metastatic Breast Cancer Dream Team

webfull — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:31:53 +0000

Marc Miller, Member of Parliament (Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Sœurs, Quebec) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, announced today at 9I�� an investment of up to $6 million for a scientific task force of top researchers to develop new and improved approaches to cancer treatment and care. The funding will be distributed over four years to the new pan-Canadian program, the Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) Canada Metastatic Breast Cancer Dream Team.

Published: 12 August 2019

Research team receives $6M to find new ways to treat metastatic breast cancer

webfull — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:25:57 +0000

Source: Terry Fox Research Institute

What is the best way to starve cancer cells? What role does obesity play in metastatic breast cancer and how does it affect the tumour microenvironment? Might combining a chemotherapeutic agent with a drug now used to treat diabetes be part of an effective therapy for metastatic breast cancer?

Published: 4 July 2019

Searching for the “signature” causes of BRCAness in breast cancer

webfull — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:18:49 +0000

By Tom Ulrich from the Broad Institute

Published: 22 August 2017

A key to unlocking the mystery of triple negative breast cancer

webfull — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:02:38 +0000

A study conducted at the Research Institute of the 9I�� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) suggests screening breast cancer patients for the prolactin receptor could improve the prognosis for patients and may help them avoid unnecessary and invasive treatments. Using a database of 580 women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the researchers found that survival was prolonged in patients who expressed the prolactin receptor and that prolactin hormone was able to reduce the aggressive behavior of cancerous cells. It does so by decreasing their ability to divide and form new tumors.

Published: 25 October 2016

New breast cancer gene identified

webfull — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:04:50 +0000

Published: 27 April 2015

Possible link between air pollution and breast cancer

webfull — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:42:35 +0000

A new study of over 3,400 Canadian women provides further evidence that exposure to air-pollution may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, especially among women who have not yet had their menopause.

Published: 5 December 2014

A link between osteoporosis treatment and breast cancer

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:23:00 +0000

Published: 3 October 2014

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