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Loyola University Chicago

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Breast cancer

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Integrating Current Analyses Of The Breast Cancer Microbiome, Sidra Sohail Oct 2022

Integrating Current Analyses Of The Breast Cancer Microbiome, Sidra Sohail

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for women in the US. Many cancertypes have significant associations with their resident microbial communities - emerging evidence suggests that breast cancers also interact with the local tissue-associated microbiota. Studies have examined the relationship between breast cancer and its microbiome, however, the studies varied in their approaches used to evaluate these relationships. Microbiome research advances rapidly and analysis pipelines and databases are updated frequently. This dynamic environment makes inter-study comparisons and superficial evaluations challenging as no two studies are using the same standards for evaluation. Researchers have observed the microbiota of …


Characterization Of Alcohol-Mediated Promotion Of Breast Cancer Stem Cells, Mckenna Below Jan 2021

Characterization Of Alcohol-Mediated Promotion Of Breast Cancer Stem Cells, Mckenna Below

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women globally, and one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. Alcohol consumption has been linked to increase breast cancer risk and increased risk of tumor recurrence. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of modifiable lifestyle factors such as alcohol consumption will help to lower these risks and design more effective therapeutic approaches. Estrogen Receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer comprises approximately 70% of all breast cancers, and these tumors are effectively targeted by endocrine therapy in the form of estrogen deprivation with aromatase inhibitors, …