What is known? Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among adolescent and young adult females (ages 15-39) worldwide. Younger age has been identified as an independent predictor of poorer prognosis for breast cancer, even after accounting for tumour…
…with breast cancer in Queensland, Australia between 2010 and 2013. The median interval between breast cancer diagnosis and first treatment was 15 days. One in six women wait longer than 30 days for treatment following diagnosis, where Cancer Australia recommends…
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way of predicting cancer-free survival in breast cancer patients and identified a new treatment target. The researchers, led by Professor George Muscat from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), has found that breast…
…normal look and feel of your breasts. If you have any questions about the link between abortion and breast cancer, or reducing your breast cancer risk, please call Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm….
…women discuss their individual risk of breast cancer and steps to prevent breast cancer with a trained professional,” Ms Clift said. “All women should be breast aware by checking their breasts regularly. It’s critically important that women who notice changes…
…back to face to face appointments when it’s safe to do so. Both ladies are still offering support to women with breast cancer via phone through Cancer Council Queensland’s Cancer Connect program. Find out more about our Peer Support Services.…
…changes. “Checking at home should be accompanied by regular mammograms for eligible Queensland women, in order to detect breast cancer early and save lives. “If you have boobs – you need Cancer Council Queensland’s free five signs breast cancer guide.”…
Queensland women in regional and remote areas experience significantly longer delays in the diagnosis of breast cancer than women living in major cities, new research shows. For breast cancers detected both symptomatically and through mammograms, women living in geographically isolated…
…HER2, a protein found on the surface of breast cancer cells. Around one in five breast cancer patients are HER2-positive. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Queensland women – around 2900 new cases are diagnosed each year,…
…this mean? These results confirmed the prognostic importance of identifying the stage, grade and clinical subtype of breast cancers, in addition to highlighting the independent survival benefit of breast cancers diagnosed through screening. Understanding what additional factors contribute to the…