A new model which can estimate the growth rate of breast cancer, as well as the proportion of tumors detected at screening, shows slower growth rates with increasing age.

Serum autoantibody profiling is a promising approach for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, and a panel of autoantibodies appears preferable to achieve superior accuracy.

The flavone eupatorin, found in certain plants and used in folk medicine, selectively inhibits the growth of breast carcinoma cells through CYP1 family mediated metabolism, making it a potential chemopreventative candidate.

A study of over 127,000 women found that NSAIDS do not influence total breast cancer risk, however daily aspirin use appeared to offer some protection against estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Increased stromal collagen density in mouse mammary tissue increases both tumor formation and tumor cell invasive and migratory properties by three fold; furthermore, a metabolic signature for flavin adenine dinucleotide is identified in invading metastatic cells.

Professor Ricardo Saban
Health Services Center, University of Oklahoma, USA