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Cancer, Cancer Research, Science

Xavier Research Lab Produces Breast Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

Posted on by Zaneta Malkiewicz
15
Apr

A Xavier University of Louisiana cancer research lab has announced a new treatment for breast cancer, which could reduce the number of women who choose preventional mastectomies and who experience negative side effects with traditional treatment options. XULA Biology Chair Shubha Ireland is part of a team of Lousiana-based researchers who have developed a “super cocktail” […]

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Cancer, Cancer Research, Science

BRCA1 gene mutation linked to fewer eggs in ovaries

Posted on by Zaneta Malkiewicz
ovary
15
May

Women with the BRCA1 gene mutation appear to have smaller amounts of the anti-Müllerian hormone, a hormone that indicates the number of eggs remaining in the ovaries. The research appears in the journal Human Reproduction. The ovaries of women with the BRCA1 mutation appear to have fewer eggs. BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are associated […]

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