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Exercise Brings Better Quality of Life to Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Exercise can boost the quality of life of women who are battling advanced breast cancer, a new study has found. Women who took part in a nine-month structured exercise...
Some Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Can Safely Skip Radiotherapy: Study
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Women in the their 50s and 60s who've gone through menopause may be able to safely skip radiation treatment if they're diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer, new...
Prediction Model for Invasive Breast Cancer Improved With Additional Risk Factors
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – The inclusion of additional risk factors improves the predictive value of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) version 2 model for identifying women at risk for...
ASTRO Issues Guidance Related to Partial Breast Irradiation
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published online Nov. 15 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are...
More Evidence That Regular Mammograms Save Lives
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – A woman who gets her regular mammograms as scheduled is much less likely to die from breast cancer than if she skips screenings, a new study shows. Women with breast cancer...
Monthly News Roundup - November 2023
FDA Approves Lilly’s Zepbound for Chronic Weight Management In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide), a glucose-dependent insulinotropic pol...
Neratinib, Fulvestrant, Trastuzumab Combo Aids Metastatic Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – For patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive HER2-mutant metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with progression on cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) therapy,...
Mortality Higher for Black Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemo for Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – For patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), Blacks have higher mortality risk than Whites, according to a study published online...
Breast Cancer Rates Higher in Urban vs. Rural Areas
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Environmental contaminants may be driving higher rates of breast cancer in urban areas compared to rural locales, a new North Carolina study finds. “Our analyses indicate s...
FDA Approves Truqap (capivasertib) plus Faslodex for Patients with Advanced HR-Positive Breast Cancer
17 November 2023 – AstraZeneca’s Truqap (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, ...
Many Women With Breast Cancer Struggle With Sexual Health
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – For many women with breast cancer, struggles with sexual issues becomes a hidden burden, new research shows. Because most patients don't feel comfortable talking over these...
Overall Survival Benefit Up for Pyrotinib + Capecitabine in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer, pyrotinib plus capecitabine offers an overall survival benefit,...
Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- Chalk up a surprising benefit to government housing assistance. Breast cancer screening is higher among some low-income women who get government help with housing compared ...
Women May Not Recognize Non-Lump Symptoms of Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – Fewer than half of women recognize symptoms other than a lump in the breast as a potential sign of breast cancer, according to the results of a survey commissioned by The Ohio...
Risk for Breast Cancer Examined After False-Positive Mammogram
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The risk for developing breast cancer after a false-positive mammography result varies with age, breast density, and follow-up, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in...
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