As an organization that serves young women affected by breast cancer, we make sure to keep up with the latest news so we know what our women face when it comes to treatment and beyond. In this blog series, we will share the month's news that we feel is most interesting and relevant.
June 12: Findings from a recent study suggest that having an unhealthy microbiome, and the changes that occur within the tissue that are related to an unhealthy microbiome, may be early predictors of invasive or metastatic breast cancer. Read the full story in Medical News Today HERE.
June 13: A new study shows that U.S.-born black women have as much as a 46% higher risk of developing an aggressive "triple-negative" strain of breast cancer than women who emigrated to the U.S. from Eastern Africa, Western Africa or the Caribbean. Read the full story in US News and World Report HERE.
June 18: Researchers had a "Eureka!" moment recently as they managed to synthesize a powerful anticancer compound -- scientists have been trying to achieve this feat for more than 3 decades and hadn't been successful until now. Read the full Medical News Today article HERE.
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