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Breast cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare. When breast cancer cells spread to other parts of the body, they are called metastases. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer. Breast cancer can begin in different parts of the breast, like the ducts or the lobes.

CRISPR Gene Editing Reveals How Enhancer Hierarchies Regulate Gene Expression

Enhancers are pieces of DNA that act like switches, regulating when genes are turned on and off and how strongly they are activated.

23 Jul 2026

Novel Strategy Weaponizes Tumor Cleaning Systems Against Multiple Myeloma

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center provides promising evidence for an innovative combination treatment strategy that uses cells' waste removal functions to effectively dismantle multiple myeloma.

14 Jul 2026

Nature Study Reveals Hidden Genes Driving Hard-to-Treat Tumors

Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery of how abnormal chromosomes drive cancer, identifying 81 new genes involved in aggressive breast cancer.

9 Jul 2026

Portable Ultrasound System Enables Better Long-Term Monitoring of Breast Tissue Health Daily

For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors early.

2 Jul 2026

Cancer Cells Hijack Macrophage Metabolism to Create an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are among the most abundant immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. However, instead of attacking cancer cells, they are typically co-opted to support tumor growth, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance.

2 Jul 2026

Opposing Cellular States Collaborate Internally to Manage Vital Tissue Repair

Cellular senescence and stemness represent two biological entities with several opposing properties

30 Jun 2026

Mayo Clinic Scientists Discover Molecular Structures of Key Protein

After nearly four decades of research, Mayo Clinic scientists have revealed the molecular structures of protein kinase C beta (PKCβ), a key protein linked to cancer and neurological diseases.

29 Jun 2026

Graph-Based Deep Learning Framework Improves Complex Biological System Mapping

A new graph-based deep learning framework may improve the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data by integrating global network structure learning with biologically informed statistical modeling, according to a study published in Computational Biomedicine.

24 Jun 2026

Mouse Models Show Neutrophils Decrease Success Rates of Cancer Immunotherapy

A type of white blood cell in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective.

16 Jun 2026

Peking University Researchers Map High Dimensional Cellular Networks in Tumors

A comprehensive review led by Associate Researcher Linnan Zhu and Academician Zemin Zhang at Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, China, and Chongqing Medical University, China, was published in Volume 2, article number 27 of the journal Immunity & Inflammation on June 05, 2026.

13 Jun 2026

New Protein Storage Condensates May Hold Clues for Better Anticancer Strategies

A team of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers has discovered large droplets of proteins known as condensates near inactive chromosome regions within the cell nucleus that are a feature of some cancer cells and may hold clues for better anticancer strategies.

12 Jun 2026

Wireless Electric Fields Guide Immune Cells But Disorient Cancer Cells

Traditional electrotaxis assays place electrodes directly into the cell culture medium, which inevitably drives current through the sample.

27 May 2026

Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells Lose Spatial Persistence When Exposed to Wireless Electric Fields

Traditional electrotaxis assays place electrodes directly into the cell culture medium, which inevitably drives current through the sample.

26 May 2026

Dividing Cells Replicate Chromosomal Errors to Trigger Advanced Tumor Progression and Growth

Megan Sweet slices tumors.

26 May 2026

Study Connects Lysosomal Lipid Movement Directly to Cellular Growth Signaling

While many American adults are trying to reduce cholesterol levels, certain cancerous tumors have a relentless appetite for the metabolite. Some tumor cells use as much cholesterol as they can access to accelerate their growth beyond the capabilities of normal cells.

25 May 2026

High Protein Levels Bypass Functional BRCA Defenses to Generate Toxic Double-Strand Genomic Breaks

When it comes to cancer, tumor suppressor genes are usually thought of as the "good guys." These genes make proteins that protect and repair DNA in cells.

22 May 2026

Novel Breast Cancer DNA Signatures Reveal Link Between Genomes and Tumor Immunity

A study led by Dr Jason Pitt, Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore), has identified eight new "signatures" of DNA patterns (gains and/or losses) in breast cancer.

19 May 2026

Phesi Analysis of More Than 600,000 Clinical Trial Protocols Finds Less Than a Third are Linked to Patient Data

Phesi, a global provider of patient-centric data science solutions for clinical development, has conducted a global analysis of more than 600,000 clinical trial protocols ahead of ASCO 2026.

From Phesi 13 May 2026

Intermediate PRRX1 Levels Drive Breast Cancer Metastasis Risk

The study identifies PRRX1 as a critical factor in breast cancer metastasis, highlighting its potential as a biomarker for predicting aggressive disease.

29 Apr 2026

Study Reveals the "Black Box" of Protein Quality Control in the ER

Over the past few years, Kivanç Birsoy of Rockefeller University and his colleagues in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics have uncovered amazing information about the antioxidant glutathione, which has numerous vital functions in the body, including eliminating free radicals and repairing cellular damage.

20 Apr 2026