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Sarah Ferguson Diagnosed With Skin Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay New) – Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. "I have been taking some...
1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – In the United States, breast cancer screening and treatment were associated with a 58 percent reduction in breast cancer mortality in 2019 compared with 1975, according to a...
Soy, Nuts, Beans May Help Prevent Breast Cancer's Return
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Women who've survived breast cancer may want to up their dietary intake of soy, nuts, beans and whole grains, a new analysis finds. A higher intake of soy compounds called...
Clinical Breast Exam Rarely Detects Second Breast Cancer After DCIS
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – For patients undergoing surveillance following diagnosis and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), very few second breast cancers are detected by clinical breast...
Race Still Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – While cancer death rates have fallen among Americans generally over the past two decades, a new study finds Black Americans are still more likely than whites to die from the...
Many Women Bypass Nearest Hospital for Breast Cancer Surgery
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Many women undergoing breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy bypass their nearest hospitals, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in Cancer. Ajay Aggarwal,...
Artificial Intelligence Risk Model Validated for Predicting Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Across European populations, an artificial intelligence (AI) risk model shows generalizable discriminatory performance for predicting breast cancer among women with a...
Most Women Say Clinicians Have Conversations About Breast Density
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – Most women report that their clinicians counsel them about breast density, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Nancy R. Kressin, Ph.D., from ...
Trends Explored for Aesthetic Breast Augmentation From 2005 to 2021
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – For aesthetic breast augmentation, the most common technique remains smooth silicone prosthesis placed in the subpectoral plane through inframammary incision, according to a...
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5 to 9
The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio, with attendees including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care...
Benign Breast Disease Linked to Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – The overall risk for breast cancer (BC) is increased for women diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) in the percutaneous biopsy era compared with the general...
SABCS: Serum Hormones Can Help ID Benefit of Anastrozole
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Serum hormone concentrations can help ascertain which women with breast cancer will benefit from anastrozole treatment, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in The...
Small Proportion of Advanced Breast Cancers Due to Biennial Versus Annual Mammogram
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Among routinely screened women, only a small proportion of advanced breast cancers is attributed to biennial versus annual screening, according to a study published online...
SABCS: Outcomes No Worse for Survivors With Less Frequent Mammograms
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – For women with breast cancer aged 50 years or older and three years postdiagnosis, outcomes are no worse with less frequent mammograms than annual mammograms, according to a...
SABCS: 22 Percent of Young BRCA Carriers Conceive After Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Twenty-two percent of young BRCA carriers conceive within 10 years after diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the...
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