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Australian breast cancer survivor beats huge US firm over BRCA-1 patent bid

2015-10-07 14:15:38| Biotech - Topix.net

An Australian grandmother who's beaten breast cancer twice has now beaten a huge US biotech company in the High Court over their bid to patent the BRCA-1 gene. This is her journey and the moment she got news of the outcome.

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Pfizer Partners with Breast Cancer Leaders to Chronicle the Lives of Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer through the Lenses of Prominent Photographers

2015-10-01 02:42:30| Biotech - Topix.net

Pfizer Inc., in partnership with five leading breast cancer advocacy organizations, today announced the next chapter of the Breast Cancer: A Story Half Told initiative, launched in 2014 to identify public misperceptions and gaps in knowledge surrounding metastatic breast cancer , the most advanced form of breast cancer. Research conducted as part of this initiative revealed that the majority of Americans reported they know little to nothing about MBC.1 The new chapter aims to address this lack of understanding through the perspectives of women living with MBC, as chronicled by prominent photographers.

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Premarket Biotech Digest: Breast Cancer Therapies, Anavex's Milestone, Praluent EU Approval

2015-09-29 16:11:27| Biotech - Topix.net

Targeted therapies in breast cancer are the latest developments in this area of therapeutics. Although these therapies sometimes cause serious side effects, for example, damage to heart muscles in some HER2 inhibitors, they offer a non-surgical option for treating breast cancer.

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High breast density can impact cancer screening methods

2015-06-26 15:48:43| Electronics - Topix.net

When it comes to breast cancer screening , the density of your breasts affects how well a mammogram can detect cancerous tissues. That's why Pennsylvania and 20 other states have adopted laws requiring radiologists to include information about breast density in every woman's mammogram report.

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