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Breast Cancer - Feb 19, 2018 Edition

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 February 19, 2018 
 Breast Cancer 
 The latest breast cancer news from News Medical 
 Family history of breast cancer increases risk even in aging women, research findsFamily history of breast cancer increases risk even in aging women, research finds
 
Family history of breast cancer continues to significantly increase chances of developing invasive breast tumors in aging women -; those ages 65­ and older, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
 
   New imaging system helps predict chemotherapy responses in breast cancerNew imaging system helps predict chemotherapy responses in breast cancer
 
A new optical imaging system which uses infrared light has shown promise in predicting early responses to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
 
   Stem cell vaccine helps protect mice against numerous cancers, finds studyStem cell vaccine helps protect mice against numerous cancers, finds study
 
Lab mice injected with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) displayed a significant immune response against lung, breast, and skin cancers. The vaccine also prevented relapses in animals with removed tumors.
 
 Job loss following breast cancer diagnosis linked to race and insurance status
 
Job loss following breast cancer diagnosis linked to race and insurance statusJob loss following early-stage breast cancer diagnosis is associated with race and insurance status, but not with any clinical or treatment-related factors, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
 
 
 Scientists program nanorobots to shrink tumors
 
Scientists program nanorobots to shrink tumorsIn a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply.
 
 
 Using Smartphones for Cancer Diagnosis and Management
 
Using Smartphones for Cancer Diagnosis and ManagementDr. Castro is a translational oncologist with experience developing and harnessing nanotechnology and molecular imaging platforms for cancer purposes. His work offers a “less is more” approach — to generate robust cancer analyses using scant amount of specimens. Dr. Castro’s research has included funding from the V Foundation for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, and the Department of Defense.
 
 
 Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer
 
Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancerA study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that small molecules that specifically inhibit an important selenium-containing enzyme may be useful in combating cancer. When researchers at Karolinska Institutet treated cancer in mice using these molecules, they observed rapid tumoricidal effects.
 
 
 Study reveals the association between ultra-processed foods and cancer
 
Study reveals the association between ultra-processed foods and cancerResearchers in Brazil and France have discovered the possible correlations between the intake of highly processed foods and risk of overall cancer, including prostate, breast, and bowel (colorectal) cancers.
 

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