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New Research Suggests An Alarming Relationship Between COVID, Flu And Breast Cancer  HuffPost Respiratory viruses awaken dormant breast cancer cells and raise relapse risk  News-Medical Respiratory viruses like flu, coronavirus may trigger cancer relapse: Study  Business Standard COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Source link

A drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists. However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Companies appear reluctant …

A single bout of physical activity could fill the bloodstream with cancer-busting allies. In an experiment involving 32 breast cancer survivors, a 45-minute session of either resistance training or high-intensity interval training resulted in a surge of messenger proteins in the blood. When these players, called myokines, were introduced to breast cancer samples in the lab, they suppressed the growth …

This Common Anti-Nausea Pill Could Be a Game-Changer for Hard-To-Treat Breast Cancers  SciTechDaily Source link

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours. Rather, they’re caused by sleeper cancer cells that suddenly awaken. These “dormant” cancer cells usually colonise places such as the lungs or …

I had a double mastectomy when I was 40 years old in 1997. I was married and had two children under the age of 11.  Cutting off my breasts when I didn’t have cancer seemed radical, but it wasn’t radical to me. I have the BRCA1 gene mutation. That means I have a 60% chance of getting ovarian cancer and …

I had a double mastectomy when I was 40 years old in 1997. I was married and had two children under the age of 11.  Cutting off my breasts when I didn’t have cancer seemed radical, but it wasn’t radical to me. I have the BRCA1 gene mutation. That means I have a 60% chance of getting ovarian cancer and …

Breast cancer patients who have been in remission for years or even decades may still need to be cautious about respiratory infections. Some common viruses may re-awaken a very small number of dormant breast cancer cells within our lungs, according to emerging research. “Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like …

Visit the News Hub Software developed at WashU Medicine on accelerated path to approval Getty Images A new AI-based technology developed at WashU Medicine analyzes mammograms to provide a more accurate prediction of an individual’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next five years. The software has now received the FDA’s Breakthrough Device designation. A new technology that harnesses …

‘RHOD’ Star D’Andra Simmons I Have Breast Cancer Published July 29, 2025 4:35 PM PDT D’Andra Simmons has revealed she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 56-year-old reality star opened up about her diagnosis for the first time on Instagram Monday sharing she’s receiving care at the UTSW Simmons Cancer Center, which her uncle and his foundation established almost 30 …