New drug may reduce breast cancer mortality
A new drug to treat the most common form of breast cancer has been shown in trials to reduce mortality by 29%. The researchers presented…
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is eleven different diseases
Breast cancer is not just one disease, but eleven different diseases said researchers who are trying to develop individualised treatment. The study is published in…
NOK 24 million for breast cancer research
Nine out of ten survive breast cancer, but many suffer from late lesions.Now,five researchers have received a total of NOK 24 million to research the…
One in three breast cancer patients doesn’t need chemotherapy
A third of breast cancer patients do not need chemotherapy according to a new American study. In Norway, the treatment is over diagnosed to many…
Long awaited breast cancer drug finally got “yes”
Long awaited breast cancer drug finally got “yes” After three years of negotiations, Norwegian authorities have given the green light to the much talked about…
Chemotherapy causes breast cancer to spread
Research: Chemotherapy can cause breast cancer to spread Chemotherapy can in some cases lead to cancer cells spreading to other parts of the body and…
Authorities rejects again the medicine for breast cancer
The decision-making forum for new methods has once again said no to introduce the breast cancer medicine Kadcyla in Norway. The CEOs of the…
Increased incidence of breast cancer in middle-aged women
The last 30 years there has been a doubling in the number of breast cancer cases among women between 50 and 69 years of age,…