Practice-changing clinical trial reduces long-term radiotherapy side effects in women with breast cancer 21 Dec 2018 Targeting or reducing the dose of radiotherapy for women with breast cancer after surgery can substantially reduce the side effects they experience, a large-scale clinical trial has shown. Find out more Show/Hide
Targeted drug – palbociclib – stops tumour growth in patients with early breast cancer 06 Dec 2018 Adding a new targeted therapy to hormone therapy halts the growth of tumour cells in women with early-stage breast cancer, new research shows. Find out more Show/Hide
Fewer but larger radiation doses cause similarly low side-effects as conventional breast cancer radiotherapy 21 Oct 2018 Women who received radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer in fewer, larger doses experienced similarly low rates of late-onset side-effects as those receiving conventional treatment, results from a 10-year study show. Find out more Show/Hide
Targeting chemotherapy with genetic testing provides effective treatment for women with aggressive breast cancer 30 Apr 2018
Women report fewer adverse side-effects from partial or reduced breast radiotherapy, reveals major study 22 Mar 2018