breast cancer Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/breast-cancer/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:32:01 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Cocktail of repurposed drugs offers hope to breast cancer patients https://www.jwire.com.au/cocktail-of-repurposed-drugs-offers-hope-to-breast-cancer-patients/ https://www.jwire.com.au/cocktail-of-repurposed-drugs-offers-hope-to-breast-cancer-patients/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:32:01 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157343 In a significant stride towards combating metastatic breast cancer, Israeli researchers unveiled a novel therapeutic approach utilising already-existing medications that offer hope for improved survival rates. Breast cancer originates in the breast tissue, typically in the milk ducts or lobules. It is known to metastasise or travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system and establish […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/cocktail-of-repurposed-drugs-offers-hope-to-breast-cancer-patients/feed/ 0 157343 Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-computational-model-predicts-breast-cancer-risks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-computational-model-predicts-breast-cancer-risks/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:31:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149940 Tel Aviv University researchers have announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. The model will enable, for the first time in Israel, the determination of a personal genetic risk score for breast cancer based on an individual’s genetic profile. The technique, which could form the basis for […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-computational-model-predicts-breast-cancer-risks/feed/ 0 149940 Israeli hand-held ultrasound device stands to revolutionise breast cancer diagnosis https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-hand-held-ultrasound-device-stands-to-revolutionise-breast-cancer-diagnosis/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-hand-held-ultrasound-device-stands-to-revolutionise-breast-cancer-diagnosis/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:12:53 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86737 For more than a generation, the medical establishment has considered mammography to be the most accurate measure of breast health, and part of a $20 billion annual breast scanning industry in the United States alone.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-hand-held-ultrasound-device-stands-to-revolutionise-breast-cancer-diagnosis/feed/ 0 86737 An award for Jill https://www.jwire.com.au/an-award-for-jill/ https://www.jwire.com.au/an-award-for-jill/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=57411 Author and authoritative medical writer, Jill Margo has been honoured by the National Press Club in its Health Journalist of the Year Awards for her article about former Premier of NSW Nick Greiner.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/an-award-for-jill/feed/ 0 57411 Jewish group supports breast cancer detection tool employing blind women https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-group-supports-breast-cancer-detection-tool-employing-blind-women/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-group-supports-breast-cancer-detection-tool-employing-blind-women/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:36:21 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=37767 As of 2005, German gynaecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann was no longer allowed to send women under the age of 50 to get mammograms without first finding a breast abnormality during his routine examination....writes Alina Dain Sharon.

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