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Acupuncture Can Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Acupuncture can help breast cancer patients deal with the hot flashes that often accompany hormone therapy, a new clinical trial says. Nearly 2 in 3 women who got...
Study Quantifies Risk for Gastric, Breast Cancer for Germline CDH1 P/LP Variants
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The cumulative risk for advanced gastric cancer varies from 6.5 to 10.3 percent for carriers of germline CDH1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants, according to a...
Neighborhood Deprivation Only Tied to Breast Cancer Mortality for White Women
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Factors aside from neighborhood deprivation are responsible for increased breast cancer mortality among Black women, according to a study published online June 12 in JAMA ...
AI Cuts Radiologists' Workload in Mammography Screening
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into a population-based mammography screening program reduced the overall workload of radiologists while improving screening...
Resistance Exercise Boosts Outcomes After Early-Stage Breast Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Early resistance exercise following surgery for early-stage breast cancer improves shoulder range of motion (ROM) and strength at one month and six months postsurgery,...
Very Early Menopause Could Raise Odds for Breast, Ovarian Cancers
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Menopause before the age of 40 could raise a woman's long-term risk for breast or ovarian cancers, new research suggests. Besides that, "there is also higher risk of breast,...
Fertility Treatments Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors With Cancer-Linked Genes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other methods don't boost the odds for tumor recurrence in young women who've survived breast cancer and carry...
Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Cutting-edge cancer treatments are essentially useless for patients barely clinging to life, a new study shows. Chemotherapies, immunotherapies, targeted therapies and hormone...
Text Message Outreach Can Help Increase Mammogram Completion Rates
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Text messaging women after initial outreach for breast cancer screening increases mammogram completion rates, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Internal...
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