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Gestational Diabetes Won't Raise Women's Odds for Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes. It's linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is...
Estimated U.S. Annual Cost of Initial Cancer Screening $43 Billion in 2021
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – In 2021, the estimated total health care costs for initial cancer screening were $43 billion in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Annals...
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five...
Depression May Lower Breast Cancer Survival
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Depression can lower a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study reports. Women with breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die as w...
Early Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – Women who experience early menopause appear to be at greater risk of breast cancer, a new study reports. Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were...
Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the...
Nudge in EHR Can Reduce Unnecessary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – A nudge intervention in the electronic health record (EHR) targeting surgeons can reduce sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) among women who meet the Choosing Wisely criteria...
Many Breast Cancer Survivors With Indications for Genetic Testing Do Not Receive It
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 – Many breast cancer survivors with indications for genetic counseling and testing do not receive it, according to a study published online July 15 in the Journal of Clinical ...
FDA Approves Nerlynx (neratinib) for Extended Adjuvant Treatment of Early Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
July 17, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Nerlynx (neratinib) for the extended adjuvant treatment of early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer. For patients with this type...