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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....
Pembrolizumab + Chemo Beneficial for Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – For patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab yields a significant...
Aromatase Inhibitors Not Linked to CAC in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – For postoperative patients with breast cancer, the duration of aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment is not associated with the risk for coronary artery calcium (CAC),...
Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast cancer than white women, a new review finds. Overall, the increased survival risk for Black women ranges...
FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Women with early stage breast cancer may now take Kisquali, a medication already approved for advanced disease, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expanded...
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