Researchers may have found
a much less invasive method than
performing a mastectomy to help
prevent aggressive breast cancer
developing in women with the
faulty BRCA1 gene.
Researchers at the Walter and
Eliza Hall Institute believe the drug
denosumab, usually used to treat
osteoporosis, could “switch off the
culprit cells before they go on to
produce breast tumours”.
The researchers concluded that
denosumab injections could be
used in women with a high risk
of breast cancer as a preventive
measure.
“We’re optimistic that if it works
it would be the sort of strategy that
would help young women buy time
before they need to consider the
issues of mastectomy,” Professor
Geoff Lindeman from the institute
told the ABC.
Researchers at NYU Langone
Medical Center are planning to
conduct a clinical trial to further
examine the changes in breast
tissue when a dose of denosumab
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