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Medicaid Expansion Increases Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Expanding Medicaid is associated with an increase in receipt of guideline-concordant treatment among nonelderly women newly diagnosed with hormone receptor (HR)-negative,...

Aerobic Exercise May Ease 'Brain Fog' of Breast Cancer Chemo

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Women fighting breast cancer can relieve some of their chemotherapy “brain fog” through aerobic exercise, a new clinical trial in Canada suggests. Breast cancer patients on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns. Death rates for...

Upward Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence Continuing Among Women

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Upward trends in breast cancer incidence among women have continued, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Angela N. Giaquinto,...

Shorter Course of Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Affect Breast Reconstruction

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds. About 40 percent of people with...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors

FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept....

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