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Tai Chi Can Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors in Many Ways

MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – Tai Chi appears to improve sleep, and as a result reduces inflammation and boosts the immune systems of breast cancer survivors, a new study says. The ancient Chinese martial...

FDA Approves Tepylute (thiotepa) Ready-to-Dilute Injectable Formulation to Treat Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 28, 2024 --Shorla Oncology (‘Shorla’), a U.S.-Ireland specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has app...

NCCN: Cancer Drug Shortages Remain a Challenge for Clinicians

FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Almost 90 percent of medical centers report cancer drug shortages, which often impact clinical trials, according to the results of a National Comprehensive Cancer Network...

Combo Drug, Kadcyla, Boosts Survival in Some Women With Early Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, June 28, 20204 (HealthDay news) – An immunotherapy/chemotherapy combo drug can help early-stage breast cancer patients remain cancer-free following treatment, a new trial shows. The combo...

Acupuncture Can Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Acupuncture can help breast cancer patients deal with the hot flashes that often accompany hormone therapy, a new clinical trial says. Nearly 2 in 3 women who got...

Acupuncture Reduces Endocrine Symptoms, Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer

MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – A 10-week acupuncture intervention significant reduces endocrine symptoms and hot flashes among women with breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy (ET), according to a...

Study Quantifies Risk for Gastric, Breast Cancer for Germline CDH1 P/LP Variants

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The cumulative risk for advanced gastric cancer varies from 6.5 to 10.3 percent for carriers of germline CDH1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants, according to a...

Neighborhood Deprivation Only Tied to Breast Cancer Mortality for White Women

FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Factors aside from neighborhood deprivation are responsible for increased breast cancer mortality among Black women, according to a study published online June 12 in JAMA ...

AI Cuts Radiologists' Workload in Mammography Screening

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into a population-based mammography screening program reduced the overall workload of radiologists while improving screening...

ENDO: Early Menopause Tied to Heightened Risk for Breast, Ovarian Cancer

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Women with early menopause have a two times greater risk for breast cancer and a nearly four times higher risk for ovarian cancer, according to a study presented at the...

Resistance Exercise Boosts Outcomes After Early-Stage Breast Cancer Surgery

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Early resistance exercise following surgery for early-stage breast cancer improves shoulder range of motion (ROM) and strength at one month and six months postsurgery,...

Very Early Menopause Could Raise Odds for Breast, Ovarian Cancers

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Menopause before the age of 40 could raise a woman's long-term risk for breast or ovarian cancers, new research suggests. Besides that, "there is also higher risk of breast,...

AI Plus Mammograms Might Boost Breast Cancer Detection

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve doctors’ assessments of mammograms, accurately detecting even the smallest breast cancers with fewer scary false positive readings, a ...

Pandemic Had Temporary Negative Effect on Breast Cancer Screening

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – The COVID-19 pandemic had a transient negative effect on breast cancer screening overall and a prolonged negative effect on follow-up screening, according to a study...

Patient Characteristics Linked to Performance of AI Algorithm for DBT

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – For analyzing negative screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) examinations, patient characteristics influence the case and risk scores of an artificial intelligence...

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