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MRI, Mammography Outperform Whole Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – Abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced mammography detect more cancers and invasive cancers than automated whole breast ultrasound (ABUS),...
ASCO: AI Training Improves Accuracy of HER2 Immunohistochemistry Scoring
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted training improves pathologist accuracy in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) immunohistochemistry (IHC) scoring in patients...
Climate Change Could Be Fueling Female Cancer Deaths
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 — Higher temperatures spurred by climate change could be increasing women’s risk of cancer, a new study says. Increasing heat in the Middle East and North Africa has made bre...
AI Helps ID Candidates For Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), more women might soon benefit from targeted breast cancer treatment, a new study says. AI can help identify women who might be...
One-Week Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective Up to 10 Years
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – A five-fraction, one-week schedule of adjuvant breast radiotherapy is as safe and effective as a standard three-week schedule for patients with invasive breast cancer who...
Additional Breast Cancer Scans Can Triple Detection In Women With Dense Breasts
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 — Louise Duffield, 60, was relieved to receive a normal mammogram result in 2023, but agreed to undergo an additional MRI scan recommended as part of a clinical trial. Her m...
Abbreviated Breast MRI Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Dense Breasts
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – For women with extremely dense breasts who are negative for cancer at mammography, abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for first-round screening has high...
Some Triple Negative Breast Cancers Might Be Avoided by Longer Breastfeeding
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – Shorter breastfeeding duration and younger age at first birth are known risk factors for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and vary by race, according to research...
Weight Gain, Delayed Motherhood Linked To Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 — Significant weight gain paired with delayed or foregone motherhood nearly triples a young woman’s risk of later breast cancer, a new study says. Women were 2.7 times more lik...
AI Can Catch Hard-To-Detect Breast Cancers In Mammograms
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can help prevent breast cancers that develop between routine mammograms, by catching ones that trained radiologists would overlook, a new study...
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy Beneficial in BRCA1/2 Carriers With Personal History of Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – For carriers of pathogenic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with a personal history of breast cancer, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is beneficial, resulting in a reduced...
Weight Gain, Late First Pregnancy Combo Increases Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Weight gain combined with late first pregnancy (FP) or nulliparity is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (BC), according to a study presented at the annual...
Ovary Removal Reduces Death, Cancer Risk Among Genetically Prone Breast Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes appears to dramatically reduce the risk of death among breast cancer survivors who are genetically prone to cancer, a new study says. B...
Racial Disparities Persist in Immediate Breast Reconstruction Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – While there has been an increase in immediate breast reconstruction rates following mastectomy, racial disparities in reconstruction persist in the United States, according...
American Association for Cancer Research, April 25-30
The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held this year from April 25 to 30 in Chicago, drawing approximately 20,000 participants from around the world, including s...