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Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found. Women are more likely to...
Breast Cancer Risk Elevated With Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Use
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Women using levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of...
Excess Adiposity Plays Role in Postmenopausal HR-Positive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Excess body fat plays a role in postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, which could be underestimated using only body mass index (BMI), according to a study...
Obesity Could Cause 40% of Hormone-Positive Breast Cancers in Older Women
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – Obesity is a more powerful driver of breast cancer than previously thought, a new study suggests. About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women...
FDA Approves Itovebi for Locally Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant, for the treatment of adults with...
Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 -- An Expert Explains Why
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – Women typically are urged to start receiving regular mammograms at age 40, but some might need to start even sooner, experts say. Specific risk factors that increase risk of...
A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests. The...
Increasing Amount of Breast Cancer-Specific Death Due to Stage 1, 2 Disease
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Patients with stage I/II breast cancers have excellent prognosis, but account for more than 60 percent of breast cancer-specific death (BCSD) because of their large...
Online Tool Enhances Decision-Making for Timing of Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – An online decision aid is helpful for breast cancer patients deciding about immediate breast reconstruction (BR) after mastectomy, according to a study published in the...
New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients who have developed tumors in their brains, new clinical...
Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health. "There were a lot of outside...
Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds. “For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we o...
AI May Identify Women at Risk for Future Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) scores may be able to estimate the risk for future breast cancer and lead to earlier diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 3...
What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2024 – Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone. To cope with such devastating news, breast...
ASTRO: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Safe After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – For patients undergoing breast reconstruction, a 16-fraction course of hypofractionated postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) is noninferior to a 25-fraction conventional...