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Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Retain Lymph Nodes, Avoiding Lymphedema
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm. Now, new Swedish research may...
Many Factors Stop U.S. Women From Getting Mammograms
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Health care cost and access are not the only barriers women face in getting lifesaving mammograms, a new government report finds. Food insecurity, lack of transportation,...
Omission of Completion Axillary-Lymph-Node Dissection Noninferior
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – For patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer with sentinel-node macrometastases, the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection is noninferior to...
Test Might Allow Some Patients With Aggressive Breast Cancer Skip Chemo
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – A new test might allow some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer to skip chemotherapy without harm, researchers say. Women with early-stage triple-negative...
Combined PET/MRI Improves Treatment Decisions in Early Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) has potential utility in the management of patients with early breast cancer, according to a ...
Decrease in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Seen in First Year of Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – There was a reduction in the number of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases from 2019 to 2020, according to a study published in the January issue of Cancer Medicine. Marie...
Supervised Exercise Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes for Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Supervised exercise during palliative treatment leads to beneficial effects on fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with metastatic breast...
Tailored Axillary Treatment Safely Avoids Lymph Node Removal in Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Patients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes can safely avoid extensive removal of the lymph nodes with tailored axillary treatment based on...
Atezolizumab + Chemo After Surgery Does Not Improve Survival for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Patients with triple-negative breast cancer do not benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to their postsurgery chemotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at...
Local Recurrence Rate Low With Radiation Boost in Breast Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – For young breast cancer patients after complete excision, high- versus low-dose radiation yields slightly better local control but increased incidence of marked or...
Cryoablation Effective in Breast Cancer Patients, Even With Large Tumors
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – Cryoablation can be performed effectively in nonsurgical breast cancer patients with varying tumors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of...
Exercise Helps Women Cope With Advanced Breast Cancers
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 – Exercise can help women better cope with the rigors of advanced breast cancer, a new study says. Patients had less pain and fatigue, as well as an improved quality of...
MRI Surveillance Can Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality for Women With BRCA1
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – For women with a BRCA1 sequence variation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance is associated with a reduction in breast cancer mortality, according to a study...
Actress Olivia Munn Is Battling Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Actress and "X-Men" star Olivia Munn announced Wednesday that she has been fighting breast cancer. Posting on her Instagram account, beside a photo of herself in a...
Enobosarm Has Antitumor Activity in ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – The oral selective androgen receptor modulator enobosarm has antitumor activity and can yield clinical benefit in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human...
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