July 21, 2020

Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study

MONDAY, July 20, 2020 -- Immunotherapy for cancer patients with COVID-19 appears safe, a preliminary study suggests.

The treatments activate a person's immune system against cancer.

July 9, 2020

Breast Cancer Caught Earlier in U.S. States With Expanded Medicaid: Study

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 -- Early-stage breast cancer is more likely to be diagnosed in U.S. states that have expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare than in those that haven't, researchers say.

Their new study looked at a database of more than 71,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in 31 states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act and 14 states that did not.

June 21, 2020

Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

MONDAY, June 15, 2020 -- Breast cancer treatment costs are highest among young and middle-age patients with advanced breast cancer.

That's the conclusion of a new analysis of data from women in North Carolina who were treated for breast cancer between 2003 and 2014. Researchers found that the highest treatment costs were among 18- to 44-year-olds with metatastic breast cancer, meaning it had spread to other parts of the body.

June 15, 2020

'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 -- A cutting-edge "lab-on-a-chip" has shown promise in detecting early breast cancers and tumors that have developed in other parts of the body.

Roughly the size of a glass microscope slide, the EV-CLUE uses nanotechnology to pump a tiny amount of blood into eight miniscule channels equipped to detect different markers of cancer, explained co-researcher Liang Xu, a professor of molecular bioscience at the University of Kansas.

June 1, 2020

Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 -- Women with cancerous cells in their milk ducts -- also known as DCIS -- are at a high risk for developing fatal breast cancer, British researchers report.

DCIS is short for ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer. With stepped-up breast screening, it has become an increasingly common diagnosis.