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Risk for Second Primary Breast Cancer Low in Certain Young Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – Young breast cancer (BC) survivors (40 years or younger) without a pathogenic variant (PV) have a low risk for developing second primary BC (SPBC), according to a study...
One-Third of Young Women With Breast Cancer Delay Care
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – A significant proportion of young women with breast cancer experience diagnostic delay, most often related to patient factors, according to a study presented at the annual...
Barriers to Mammogram Use Include Adverse Social Demographics
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Among women aged 50 to 74 years, specific adverse social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs (HRSNs) are associated with not having had a...
Young Women Often Delay Looking Into Breast Symptoms
FRIDAY, April 12, 2025 – Young women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows. On average, young women waited...
Preventive Mastectomy Less Common for Black Women With Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found. Women with cancer affecting one...
Premastectomy Radiotherapy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Demonstrates Safety
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Premastectomy radiotherapy (PreMRT) and regional node irradiation (RNI) followed by immediate breast reconstruction (IMBR) is feasible and safe, according to a study...
Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Retain Lymph Nodes, Avoiding Lymphedema
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm. Now, new Swedish research may...
Many Factors Stop U.S. Women From Getting Mammograms
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Health care cost and access are not the only barriers women face in getting lifesaving mammograms, a new government report finds. Food insecurity, lack of transportation,...
Omission of Completion Axillary-Lymph-Node Dissection Noninferior
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – For patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer with sentinel-node macrometastases, the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection is noninferior to...
Test Might Allow Some Patients With Aggressive Breast Cancer Skip Chemo
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – A new test might allow some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer to skip chemotherapy without harm, researchers say. Women with early-stage triple-negative...
Combined PET/MRI Improves Treatment Decisions in Early Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) has potential utility in the management of patients with early breast cancer, according to a ...
Decrease in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Seen in First Year of Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – There was a reduction in the number of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases from 2019 to 2020, according to a study published in the January issue of Cancer Medicine. Marie...
Supervised Exercise Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes for Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Supervised exercise during palliative treatment leads to beneficial effects on fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with metastatic breast...
Tailored Axillary Treatment Safely Avoids Lymph Node Removal in Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Patients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes can safely avoid extensive removal of the lymph nodes with tailored axillary treatment based on...
Atezolizumab + Chemo After Surgery Does Not Improve Survival for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Patients with triple-negative breast cancer do not benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to their postsurgery chemotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at...
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