Breast Cancer

Palbociclib inhibits molecules that promote cancer cell growth.

The FDA today granted accelerated approval to a drug that treats breast cancer in postmenopausal women by attacking molecules that promote cancer cell growth.

Technology locates tumors otherwise obscured by dense breast tissue on a mammogram.

Repurposing drugs that block sodium channels may offer a novel therapy for cancer.

Benefits of tamoxifen varies among patients.

Eribulin evaluated for the first time as an early metastatic breast cancer treatment.

Exclusive interviews with keynote speaker Lunden and program chairman Patrick I. Borgen, MD, of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, outline cutting edge treatments for patients.

Pharmacists can play a vital role by finding financial aid through foundations and co-pay programs.

Government office cuts 16 drugs amid funding problems.

Targeted therapy found to shrink tumor growth.

Side effects found to make it harder for patients to concentrate.

Researchers seek better targets for blocking events that lead to drug resistance.

Investigational drugs shut down critical genes and cancer cells responsible for tumor growth.

Adding a building block found in DNA could aid healthy cell production in cancer patients, study finds.

Treatment shows promising anti-tumor activity.

Perjeta (pertuzumab) is now approved for the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.

FL118 could be effective in treating late stage cancers.

Researchers pinpoint method to reverse cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy.

Cimetidine has clinically important benefits in improving colon cancer survival and preclinical evidence shows that this benefit may extend to other types of cancer.

Preliminary evidence indicates that new treatment is both safe and effective.

Alcohol use is responsible for an estimated 3.5% of cancers in the United States, but affects the risk of developing some cancers more than others.

Increased number of patients moving away from breast conservation surgery in early stages of disease.

Combination therapy eliminates tumors in more than 70% of mice.

Drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis may benefit patients with diseases like breast cancer.

Cost of medication causes financial burden for nearly two-thirds of patients.