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New Breast Cancer Screening Analysis Confirms Biennial Interval Optimal for Average Risk Women
WASHINGTON — Results from a second comprehensive analysis of mammography screening, this time using data from digital mammography, confirms findings from a 2009 analysis…
April 18, 2015
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer in African-American Women Has Distinct Difference
PHILADELPHIA – What makes triple negative breast cancer more lethal in African American women than White women or women of European descent? A new study reveals specific…
April 16, 2015
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Maternal Stress Increases Development of Fetal Neuroblastoma In Animal Model
PHILADELPHIA- While genetics play a substantial role in development of neuroblastoma, scientists say that something else is in play that elevates the risk: stress. Researchers…
April 16, 2015
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A Common Nerve Protein Elevated in Aggressive Neuroblastomas
PHILADELPHIA (April 20, 2015) – A protein produced by nerve cells appears to be elevated in the blood of those with an aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The finding,…
April 15, 2015
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Study Reveals A Cause of Poorer Outcomes for African-American Patients with Breast Cancer
PHILADELPHIA —Poorer outcomes for African-American women with estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, compared with European-American patients, appears to be due,…
April 15, 2015
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At Georgetown Lombardi, Breast Cancer Advocates Take Their Place at the Research Bench
PHILADELPHIA — Breast cancer researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a secret ingredient for landing highly competitive research grants:…
April 15, 2015
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Lucile Adams-Campbell Honored for Life’s Work in Health Disparities
PHILADELPHIA — The world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, the Amerian Association for Cancer Research (AACR),…
April 15, 2015
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Animal Study Shows Why Long Time Consumption of Soyfoods Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
PHILADELPHIA — Women diagnosed with breast cancer are often told not to eat soyfoods or soy-based supplements because they can interfere with anti-estrogen treatment. But…
April 15, 2015
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Georgetown Medical Students Get Buzzed for Childhood Cancer Research
More than two dozen Georgetown University School of Medicine students will “brave the shave” to raise money for childhood cancer research. They’ll join more…
April 13, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY: What are the Ethical and Legal Issues Generated by the BRAIN Initiative?
The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative launched by the Obama Administration gives rise to three critical bioethical issues: the…
April 8, 2015