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Excess Adiposity Plays Role in Postmenopausal HR-Positive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Excess body fat plays a role in postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, which could be underestimated using only body mass index (BMI), according to a study...
FDA Approves Itovebi for Locally Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant, for the treatment of adults with...
Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 -- An Expert Explains Why
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – Women typically are urged to start receiving regular mammograms at age 40, but some might need to start even sooner, experts say. Specific risk factors that increase risk of...
New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients who have developed tumors in their brains, new clinical...
Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health. "There were a lot of outside...
Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds. “For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we o...
AI May Identify Women at Risk for Future Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) scores may be able to estimate the risk for future breast cancer and lead to earlier diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 3...
ASTRO: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Safe After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – For patients undergoing breast reconstruction, a 16-fraction course of hypofractionated postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) is noninferior to a 25-fraction conventional...
U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns. Death rates for...
Upward Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence Continuing Among Women
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Upward trends in breast cancer incidence among women have continued, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Angela N. Giaquinto,...
Shorter Course of Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Affect Breast Reconstruction
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds. About 40 percent of people with...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept....
Pembrolizumab + Chemo Beneficial for Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – For patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab yields a significant...
Aromatase Inhibitors Not Linked to CAC in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – For postoperative patients with breast cancer, the duration of aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment is not associated with the risk for coronary artery calcium (CAC),...
Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast cancer than white women, a new review finds. Overall, the increased survival risk for Black women ranges...
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