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Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

25 Apr 2024

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and...

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Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people living with breast cancer

15 Apr 2024

Many people with breast cancer ‘systematically left behind’, say researchers in Lancet Commission led by Professor Charlotte Coles.

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‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

28 Mar 2024

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world’s largest catalogue of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in...

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Cambridge ReseARch Trail

14 Mar 2024

A new augmented reality trail, launched as part of the Cambridge Festival, is showcasing the world leading research of the University of Cambridge in...

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International collaboration identifies new breast cancer susceptibility genes

17 Aug 2023

A large-scale international collaboration has identified new genes associated with breast cancer that could eventually be included in tests to...

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First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches

04 Jan 2023

Cambridge researchers are jointly leading the first UK trial to test the benefits of proton beam therapy for certain patients with breast cancer.

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Breast cancer cells

Technique for tracking resistant cancer cells could lead to new treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients

19 Dec 2022

Cambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill those breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The approach is a...

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The doctor turned detective investigating the imprints of cancer

15 Aug 2022

Self-confessed ‘nerd’ Serena Nik-Zainal went from hospital wards to the laboratory on a mission to provide patients with the best possible treatment...

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Breast Cancer Cell

‘Robot scientist’ Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible

06 Apr 2022

Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research...

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Live cells discovered in human breast milk could aid breast cancer research

28 Jan 2022

Researchers have explored the cellular changes that occur in human mammary tissue in lactating and non-lactating women, offering insight into the...

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Faulty BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancers

25 Jan 2022

Faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are well known to increase the risk of breast cancer in men and women, and in ovarian cancer. Now BRCA1...

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Online tools transform outcomes for cancer patients

21 Oct 2021

PREDICT Breast and Prostate, powerful online risk communication tools developed by Cambridge researchers, have helped thousands of patients across...

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