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Above and beyond: Breast cancer treatment for the whole person

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Courtney Vastine, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Matthew Ellis, Healthcare, triple-negative breast cancer

Stephanie D. Miller knew breast cancer ran in her family, and with her dense breast tissue, she was religious about getting her annual mammogram. She

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Explore reconstruction options after a breast cancer diagnosis

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018Breast Cancer, breast reconstruction, Cancer, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Nicole Blanton, plastic surgery

Women often weigh a variety of reconstructive options after a breast cancer diagnosis. With the number of available procedures expanding over recent years, it may

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From The Labs 

Estrogen receptor can affect resistance to endocrine therapy and metastasis in breast cancer

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018Breast Cancer, ESR1, estrogen receptor-positive, Metastasis, Research, resistance to endocrine therapy

Resistance to therapy is common in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, the most common type of breast cancer, and eventual development of metastatic disease

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Understanding the importance of metastatic breast cancer research

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Metastatic breast cancer, Research

You’ve likely seen a lot of information about the importance of breast cancer screenings and prevention this month. However, until recently, little was known about

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From The Labs 

McNair Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Xiang “Shawn” Zhang

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018bone metastasis, Breast Cancer, McNair scholar, Research

From the Labs sat down with McNair Scholar Dr. Xiang “Shawn” Zhang to learn more about him, his research, his motivations to pursue a career

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Hormone therapy trial leads to hope in breast cancer fight

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

After years of having a lump in her breast examined through an annual mammogram and receiving benign results, Maria’s doctor told her she should get

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Grace under fire: Fighting breast cancer with courage, community support

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Julie Nangia

When Marion Gordey was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma lobular breast cancer in January 2018, she was determined to receive the best care possible. But Marion

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From The Labs 

Looking at DNA repair defects may help identify elusive form of breast cancer

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018Breast Cancer, DNA damage repair defects, Research, tumor resistance to endocrine treatment

Endocrine treatment-resistant estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer has historically been extremely difficult to detect at the time of diagnosis, although as many as a

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From The Labs 

This is what the Warburg pathway can do for breast cancer growth

May 17, 2018May 18, 2018Breast Cancer, glucose metabolism, Metastasis, PFKFB4, Research, SRC-3, Warburg pathway

To generate energy from glucose, cells can use one of two pathways. One of them takes place in the mitochondria, energy-producing structures inside cells, and

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From The Labs 

G-quadruplex helps breast cancer survive

February 15, 2018May 11, 2018alternative splicing, Breast Cancer, CD44, G-quadruplex

For breast cancer, expressing the protein CD44s, instead of CD44v, has a survival advantage. And one of the goals of Dr. Chonghui Cheng lab  is to

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