“Empowering Women Leading the Fight Against Cancer”
Researchers have discovered what appears to be a critical biological driver of the most common form of ovarian cancer. The discovery, they believe, could spearhead the development of approaches for finding ovarian cancer at its earliest stages or preventing the disease from taking hold in the first place. Multiple studies have shown that high-grade serous ovarian cancer…
Summary: Scientists in Japan have discovered that a natural compound found in a type of ginger called kencur can throw cancer cells into disarray by disrupting how they generate energy. While healthy cells use oxygen to make energy efficiently, cancer cells often rely on a backup method. This ginger-derived molecule doesn t attack that method…
Our latest analysis of UK skin cancer data suggests that the way people dress when they’re in the sun could be influencing where they get melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer. Data from 2018 to 2021 shows that 40% of melanomas in men were diagnosed on the torso (the back, chest and stomach) –…
Genetic factors contribute to some 30% of breast cancer cases in SA, necessitating investment in genomic research in African contexts. A seminal genetic study published in Nature Communication has discovered two genetic variants linked to breast cancer in black South African women, deepening knowledge about the genetic basis for this disease in African populations. The genome-wide association…
PRRDetect is a major step forward in using genomics – the study of all the information in a person’s DNA – to unlock better insights into cancer. Before now, genomic sequencing (or DNA reading) tests have mostly been used to look for specific cancer-driving mutations (like changes to BRCA genes) that doctors can target with specific drugs. The…
Breast MRI Features May Predict Second Cancer Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors Women with a personal history of breast cancer face an elevated risk of developing a second breast cancer, particularly if they have dense breast tissue. A recent study published in Radiology, the journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), sheds light on…
