Some of the final work of a late University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has opened the door for life-saving new treatments for solid cancer tumors, including breast cancer, lung cancer and melanoma.
The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.
CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga, has died aged 38 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 23. She encouraged women to check their breasts for signs of cancer.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women between the ages of 40 and 74 should get mammograms every other year, but some experts object to the older cut-off age.
Kris Hallenga, 38, has died after 15 years of living with secondary breast cancer, having been diagnosed in 2009 and given a life expectancy of two years.
The campaigner, from Cornwall, was first diagnosed with breast cancer aged 23 in 2009 with incurable secondary breast cancer and given a life expectancy of just two years.
Kris Hallenga, who founded the initiative CoppaFeel! died from breast cancer aged 38 leaving behind a legacy that inspired millions of women to check their breasts
It is important to not only understand the warning signs to look out for when it comes to breast cancer, but how to properly check your breasts for changes at home
Philanthropist Kris Hallenga wanted the CoppaFeel! charity she created to no longer exist, in the hope that late diagnoses of breast cancer would be eradicated in her lifetime