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Alicia Witt has opened up about being diagnosed with breast cancer and subsequent treatment.In a lengthy social media post on Wednesday (1 June), the 46-year-old actor shared details of her illness, two months after completing chemotherapy.“Just a little over two months ago, I had my last round of chemical therapy prior to my mastectomy,” Witt wrote, along with photos and videos of the moment she struck a gong to celebrate the end of her treatments.The Urban Legend star gave a shout-out to her “tiny crew of human angels”…

Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumor cells, causing a plethora of side effects.Immunotherapies that help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells are no different. Though they have prolonged the lives of countless patients, they work in only a subset of patients. One study found that fewer than 30 percent of breast cancer patients respond to one of the most common forms of immunotherapy.  But what if drugs could be engineered to attack only…

The position of the crown like structure in the human anatomy. Credit: University of SouthamptonA new research study from the University of Southampton has discovered that ‘crown-like structures’ surrounding breast tumors in overweight and obese patients could hinder their response to therapy.These new findings could potentially be used to improve personalized treatment for patients with HER2 positive overexpressed breast cancer.Adipose tissue, or body fat, is an important component of the healthy human breast and yet…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led "Work and Cancer" program that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.…