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Removing Out-of-Pocket Fee Boosts Rates of Digital Breast Mammography

WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 – Removing a modest out-of-pocket fee significantly improves access to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT; 3D mammography), particularly among underserved patients, according...

Former MTV Host Ananda Lewis Dies at 52 After Breast Cancer Battle

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — Ananda Lewis, a former MTV host and TV personality, is dead at 52. Her friend Lakshmi Emory shared the news in a June 11 Facebook post. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” ...

Celebrity Diagnoses Underscore Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Young Women

MONDAY, June 9, 2025 — More young women in the United States are being diagnosed with breast cancer and several celebrities have helped raise awareness by sharing their stories. Singer Jessie J, 37, s...

Odds of Advanced Cancer, Breast Cancer Death Lower in Screen-Detected Disease

THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 – For patients aged 40 years or older, screen-detected breast cancer is associated with lower odds of advanced cancer, mastectomy, and breast cancer-related death, according...

ASCO: Vepdegestrant Ups Survival in ER+, HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer With ESR1 Mutations

MONDAY, June 2, 2025 – For patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer, the oral proteolysis-targeting chimera ER...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Obtaining Second Opinion Delays Treatment for Breast Cancer, but Not Appreciably

TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 – For patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer, obtaining a second opinion is associated with increased overall time from diagnosis to treatment; however, time to treatment...

AACR: Incidence-Based Mortality Dropping for Young Women With Breast Cancer

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Incidence-based mortality (IBM) declined from 2010 to 2020 among women aged 20 to 49 years diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a study presented at the annual...

Most Women Are Comfortable With AI-Assisted Mammography

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 – Women are OK with having an AI program help doctors review mammograms performed for breast cancer screening, a new study says. About 7 out of 10 women (71%) said they’re f...

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