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FDA Approval Expands Earlier Use of Enhertu for Metastatic Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic hormone receptor ...
FDA Approves Datroway for HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, ...
Adjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine Improves Overall Survival in HER2+ Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive early breast cancer, adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) improves overall survival more than...
AI-Supported Double Mammogram Reading Improves Detection Rate
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI)-supported double-reading mammography is associated with a higher breast cancer detection rate, without affecting the recall rate, compared with...
Nonadherence to Cancer Screening Varies by Screening Type
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type and sex, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Ami E. Sedani, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the...
Individuals With Advanced Breast Cancer at Diagnosis More Likely to Have CVD
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Individuals with advanced breast cancer at diagnosis are more likely to have prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Jan. 2 in JAMA...
The Heart Disease, Breast Cancer Link
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Heart disease and cancer might seem completely unrelated, but these two top causes of death sometimes act in concert. Women with heart disease appear to have a greater risk of...
Could AI Plus Lasers Help Catch Very Early Breast Cancers?
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2025 – Very early-stage breast cancers are notoriously tough to spot via mammograms, but new technology might make detection easier. According to a new study published recently...
Disparities Seen in Biennial Mammography Screening for Women in in Their 40s
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – For women aged 40 to 49 years, there are considerable disparities and gaps in biennial mammography screening, according to a research letter published online Dec. 20 in JAMA...
Cannabidiol Safe, May Lower Anxiety in Advanced Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – For patients with advanced breast cancer and baseline clinical anxiety, cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and may reduce anxiety levels two to four hours after ingestion, according...
Some Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Post-Op Chest Wall Radiation
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Radiation therapy for breast cancer comes with a host of side effects, including conditions as serious as heart problems and pneumonia. Now, a new study says some breast...
Breast Cancer Risk Increased With Weight Gain After Age 35 Years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – The risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after age 35 years, according to a research letter recently published in Cancer Biology & Medicine. Katherine De...
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 10 to 13
The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 10 to 13 in San Antonio. Attendees included medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care p...
SABCS: Adding Camrelizumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – The addition of camrelizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves pathological complete response for patients with early or locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer,...
SABCS: Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Outcomes in Young Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) are both associated with significant improvements in outcomes among young BRCA carriers with breast cancer,...
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