breast cancer Archive — Page 14 of 23

Illustration of dandelions in various stages, including yellow flowers, white seed heads, and drifting seeds, rising above green leaves and grass against a blue-green background.
June 2, 2016

Kill the weeds, spare the grass

By diana
Bright sunlight crests the curved blue edge of Earth, with the planet’s dark side below and lens flare against black space.
June 2, 2016

Aiming High

By diana
Smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a white lab coat over a teal top, standing in a softly blurred indoor setting.
June 2, 2016

Day in Life

By diana
A smiling woman in her 50s in front of a rock wall.
April 21, 2016

Study explores how some breast cancers resist treatment

A targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer, has shown potential promise in a recently published study. TNBC is the only type of breast cancer for which there are no currently approved targeted therapies.

By Vanderbilt Health News
April 14, 2016

Switching breast cancer off

Signaling by a receptor that is overexpressed in aggressive forms of breast cancer has been linked to glutamine metabolism, suggesting new anti-cancer therapeutic targets.

By Marilyn Holt
Vanderbilt Commodores mascot in a black suit, pink tie, and feathered hat, holding pink pom-poms and waving to a crowd.
February 11, 2016

Annual Pink Out women’s basketball game set for Feb. 14

Pink will be the dominant color in Memorial Gymnasium Sunday, Feb. 14, as the Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball team participates in the annual Pink Out! game to raise awareness about breast cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News