Efficacy of low-dose oral minoxidil in the management of anticancer therapy-induced alopecia in patients with breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study

To the Editor: Alopecia is feared by most patients undergoing systemic anticancer therapy for breast cancer because of its negative impact on quality of life.1 Currently, evidence regarding management of persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia ( pCIA) and endocrine therapy-induced alopecia (EIA) in patients with breast cancer is lacking.2-4 Although previous studies demonstrated successful use of lowdose …

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Sodium accumulation in breast cancer predicts malignancy and treatment response

BackgroundBreast cancer remains a leading cause of death in women and novel imaging biomarkers are urgently required. Here, we demonstrate the diagnostic and treatment-monitoring potential of non-invasive sodium (23Na) MRI in preclinical models of breast cancer. MethodsFemale Rag2−/− Il2rg−/− and Balb/c mice bearing orthotopic breast tumours (MDA-MB-231, EMT6 and 4T1) underwent MRI as part of …

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Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study

The food industry uses artificial sweeteners in a wide range of foods and beverages as alternatives to added sugars, for which deleterious effects on several chronic diseases are now well established. The safety of these food additives is debated, with conflicting findings regarding their role in the aetiology of various diseases. In particular, their carcinogenicity …

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MYC Inhibition Halts Metastatic Breast Cancer Progression by Blocking Growth, Invasion, and Seeding

MYC's role in promoting tumorigenesis is beyond doubt, but its function in the metastatic process is still controversial. Omomyc is a MYC dominant negative that has shown potent antitumor activity in multiple cancer cell lines and mouse models, regardless of their tissue of origin or driver mutations, by impacting on several of the hallmarks of …

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#Nut consumption in association with overall mortality and recurrence/disease-specific mortality among long-term breast #cancer survivors

High nut consumption is associated with reduced total and certain cause-specific mortality in general populations. However, its association with cancer outcomes among long-term breast cancer survivors remains unknown. We examined the associations of nut consumption (including peanuts and tree nuts), assessed at 5-year postdiagnosis, with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) among 3449 long-term …

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