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Local Recurrence Rate Low With Radiation Boost in Breast Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – For young breast cancer patients after complete excision, high- versus low-dose radiation yields slightly better local control but increased incidence of marked or...
Cryoablation Effective in Breast Cancer Patients, Even With Large Tumors
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – Cryoablation can be performed effectively in nonsurgical breast cancer patients with varying tumors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of...
Ribociclib + Nonsteroidal Aromatase Inhibitor Benefits Early Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 – Ribociclib plus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (NSAI) significantly improves invasive disease-free survival among patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human...
Exercise Helps Women Cope With Advanced Breast Cancers
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 – Exercise can help women better cope with the rigors of advanced breast cancer, a new study says. Patients had less pain and fatigue, as well as an improved quality of...
Cryoblation 'Freeze' Treatment Works for Large Breast Tumors
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 – Killing off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treat breast cancer, a new study says. Only 10% of people who underwent...
MRI Surveillance Can Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality for Women With BRCA1
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – For women with a BRCA1 sequence variation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance is associated with a reduction in breast cancer mortality, according to a study...
Actress Olivia Munn Is Battling Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Actress and "X-Men" star Olivia Munn announced Wednesday that she has been fighting breast cancer. Posting on her Instagram account, beside a photo of herself in a...
Childhood Cancer Survivors Often Not Adherent to Surveillance Tests
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Many childhood cancer survivors do not adhere to recommended surveillance, according to a study published online March 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical...
Enobosarm Has Antitumor Activity in ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – The oral selective androgen receptor modulator enobosarm has antitumor activity and can yield clinical benefit in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human...
Annual Breast Cancer Screening From Ages 40 to 79 Years Is Best Strategy
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Annual breast cancer screening at ages 40 to 79 years appears to avert the most breast cancer deaths and yields the greatest gain in life-years, according to a study...
Preventive Mastectomies May Save Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Women who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes know they are at heightened odds for breast cancer. Now, Canadian research suggests that for some patients a...
Annual Mammograms Starting at 40 Saves The Most Lives
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Researchers hope a new study will end the debate over the best age to start breast cancer screening and how often to do it. "The biggest takeaway point of our study is that...
Scientists Discover New Way to Fight Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – Everyone’s heard of fighting fire with fire. Now that tactic is coming to breast cancer treatment. Researchers think they’ve figured out a better way to fight breast can...
Low-Dose Positron Emission Mammography Helps ID Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) is feasible for detecting invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer....
Scientists Develop Sensor That Tests Saliva for Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Mammograms are a lifesaving misery for middle-aged women, but a new tool could make getting a breast cancer screening as easy as spitting. Literally. A new hand-held...
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