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  1. Health & Medicine

    Potentially potent chemo target in sight

    A fruit fly protein that helps control cell differentiation may be a powerful target for stopping human cancers.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Breast cancer costs poor people more

    Out-of-pocket costs of breast cancer hit poor individuals the hardest.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Soy compound revs up cancer fighter in healthy tissue

    A lab study of healthy breast tissue cells shows increases in the tumor suppressor protein PTEN in the presence of soy isoflavone genistein, a compound believed to fight breast cancer.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Breast density signals tamoxifen’s effectiveness

    Decreasing breast density signals the drug tamoxifen is working in women at risk of developing breast cancer.