/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4439/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-endometriosis-awareness-month-march-2022-338487 <p>Endometriosis is a common and sometimes debilitating condition experienced by women of reproductive age that may cause chronic pelvic pain and is sometimes associated with infertility. Even though endometriosis has been researched extensively, it is a complex disease that can be challenging to diagnose and treat. (<a href="https://www.yourperiod.ca/endometriosis/what-is-endometriosis/" target="_blank">Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:22:47 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 286511 at /newsroom /newsroom/danielle-groleau Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:52:35 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 278635 at /newsroom /newsroom/louise-pilote Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:02:56 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205821 at /newsroom /newsroom/gabrielle-cassir Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:32:14 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 199129 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/key-unlocking-mystery-triple-negative-breast-cancer-263636 <p>A study conducted at the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre (RI-MUHC) suggests screening breast cancer patients for the prolactin receptor could improve the prognosis for patients and may help them avoid unnecessary and invasive treatments. Using a database of 580 women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the researchers found that survival was prolonged in patients who expressed the prolactin receptor and that prolactin hormone was able to reduce the aggressive behavior of cancerous cells. It does so by decreasing their ability to divide and form new tumors.</p> Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:04:44 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26314 at /newsroom /newsroom/anita-j-gagnon Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23512 at /newsroom