Signal tells MCM7 to launch DNA replication; pathway reduces breast cancer patient survival

I’m not sure why singer Melissa Etheridge felt inclined to attack Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy after finding out she carried a high-risk gene mutation. But I’m more concerned about her statements connecting breast cancer to stress.    

Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.

By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Melissa Etheridge believes Angelina Jolie jumped the gun with her double mastectomy. The singer, a breast cancer survivor, told The Washington Blade that she has the same BRCA gene mutation as Jolie. When asked about Jolie's choice to undergo a preventative double mastectomy, Etheridge called Jolie's decision "the most fearful choice you can ...

CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — A single gene that suppresses breast cancer also makes hearts healthier, a new study shows.Researchers discovered the suppressive effects of the gene HEXIM1 on breast cancer in mouse models in 2012. Now they have demonstrated that it also enhances the number and density of blood vessels in the heart—a sure sign of cardiac fitness.