US scientists have developed a prototype breast cancer vaccine that has shown promising results in very early laboratory tests on mice.

For every woman overdiagnosed by breast screening, two deaths will be prevented, according to a study published today (Wednesday).

A drug commonly used to prevent and treat bones losing density and becoming brittle – known as osteoporosis – may also help reduce the risk of breast cancer by one third or more according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

Cancer Research UK funded scientists have found that a group of rogue genetic messengers, produced by DNA sequences commonly known as ‘junk DNA’, could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer. Their research is published in the journal Genomics.