A breast cancer treatment that appears to shrink or eliminate tumours in 11 days could be available within a relatively short timeframe to women with a form of cancer that has a poor prognosis, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

Active women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 12%, researchers have said.

Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers claimed today.

WOMEN from around the country are taking part in a pioneering study that could revolutionise breast cancer treatment.

FINDING a cure for cancer came two steps closer to reality last night with the publication of ground-breaking research, an Irish oncology expert said.