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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...
Race Can Affect Breast Cancer Test for Predicting Chemo Benefit
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – The 21-gene breast recurrence score (RS) is valid for predicting chemotherapy benefit for non-Hispanic Black (NHB), Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White (NHW) women with estrogen...
Breast Cancer Gene Test May Lead to Worse Care for Black Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – A common genetic test to determine treatment options for breast cancer could be leading some Black patients to forego chemotherapy that might have helped them, a new study...
2000 to 2019 Saw Rise in Breast Cancer Incidence in Young U.S. Women
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – There has been an increase in breast cancer incidence rates among young U.S. women from 2000 to 2019, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Why the Rise in Breast Cancers in Younger Women?
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – A surge in breast cancers for women younger than 50 has puzzled medical experts, but a new study provides some new information that could help halt this trend. The steady...
Invasive Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Mortality Increased Long Term After DCIS
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Women with non-screen-detected ductal carcinoma in situ have an increased risk for invasive breast cancer and breast cancer death, according to a study published online...
Soy, Enterolactone, Green Tea May Reduce Adverse Breast Cancer Outcomes
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Soy, enterolactone, and green tea are associated with reductions in adverse breast cancer outcomes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the...
What's Behind the Steady Decline in Breast Cancer Deaths?
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Breast cancer deaths declined by a dramatic 58% between 1975 and 2019, and researchers think they can pinpoint the exact reasons for the reduction. Advances in medical...
Sarah Ferguson Diagnosed With Skin Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay New) – Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. "I have been taking some...
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – From 2000 to 2020, U.S. age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased significantly, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted for certain cancers, according to a...
1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – In the United States, breast cancer screening and treatment were associated with a 58 percent reduction in breast cancer mortality in 2019 compared with 1975, according to a...
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