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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...
One Way to Boost Mammogram Rates: Let Women Schedule Their Own Appointments
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – Allowing women to schedule their own mammography appointments increases the likelihood they’ll follow through on the screening, a new study reports. “Self-scheduling helps mak...
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: Younger Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Adjuvant RT
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – For postmenopausal women aged 50 to 69 years with stage 1 hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the risk for recurrence is very low for those who do not undergo...
Can Breast Cancer Survivors Reduce Frequency of Mammograms?
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Under current U.S. guidelines, women over 49 who've survived early-stage breast cancer are directed to undergo a mammogram every year "indefinitely." But a new British study...
Women With Very Early Breast Cancer May Safely Skip Radiation Rx: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Some women with a very early form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) can safely skip follow-up radiation therapy after surgery, new research suggests....
SABCS: Positive Outcomes Seen When Pausing Endocrine Therapy to Become Pregnant
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Among patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who paused endocrine therapy (ET) to become pregnant, fertility preservation and/or assisted reproductive...
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