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The bone microenvironment ‘empowers’ cancer cells to become metastatic

May 18, 2021 bone microenvironment, Breast Cancer, EZH2, Metastasis, Prostate Cancer, Research

The bone microenvironment prompts changes in breast cancer cells that help them escape treatment and become more invasive.

From The Labs

The multitasking nature of SRC-3

March 23, 2021 Breast Cancer, cancer survival, immune system, Research, SRC-3, steroid hormone, T regulatory cells

SRC-3 not only influences steroid hormone function and gives a heads up for aggressive human breast cancer, it also regulates immune T cells.

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Breast reconstruction: Are 3D nipple tattoos right for you?

October 22, 2020 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Debbie Sugarbaker, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Surgery

What is 3D nipple tattooing? Michelle Kelly, a physician’s assistant, discusses breast reconstruction and who is eligible for 3D tattooing.

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Breast cancer awareness: Q&A with Dr. Alastair Thompson

October 13, 2020 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Dr. Alastair Thompson shares what you should know when it comes to breast cancer screening and treatment.

From The Labs

The single cell and the cluster, what makes one better than the other at cancer metastasis?

June 30, 2020 Breast Cancer, cluster cancer cells, Metastasis, NK cells, Research

Cancer metastasis is all about rogue cancer cells abandoning the original tumor and venturing through the blood in search for new breeding grounds. Sometimes, single

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Losing neurofibromin is good news for breast cancer

March 24, 2020 Breast Cancer, ER-corepresor, estrogen receptor-positive, fulvestrant, MEK inhibitor, neurofibromin, Ras, Research

It is well known that neurofibromin (NF1), a tumor suppressor produced by the NF1 gene, keeps cancer growth in check by repressing the activity of

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AKAP8 and the delicate balance between normal and metastatic states

March 12, 2020 AKAP8, alternative splicing, Breast Cancer, CD44, CLSTN1, Metastasis, Research

A protein naturally produced in the body has been found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. “Our laboratory investigates cellular

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Reconstruction procedure gives breast cancer survivor new outlook

February 21, 2020 Breast Cancer, breast reconstruction, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Ten years ago, when Judy Howell was fundraising for the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, she had no idea

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Scientists get up close and personal with breast cancer

February 18, 2020 Breast Cancer, cancer diagnosis, ErbB2, HER2, proteogenomics, Research

“Patients die from cancer because, at a sufficiently fundamental level, we have not been able to work out what kind of cancer we are treating,”

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Image of the Month: Human breast epithelial cells

February 4, 2020 alternative splicing, Breast Cancer, Human breast epithelial cells, Research

Epithelial cells line the lobules (small lobes) and terminal ducts of the breast and carry out the important function of making milk. Cancer scientists, such