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Too Many Breast Cancer Survivors Miss Out on Genetic Screening
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – Many breast cancer patients aren’t getting genetic counseling and testing that could help them get the most effective treatment, a new study finds. Only three-quarters of p...
Some Women in Their 40s Prefer to Delay Breast Cancer Screening
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – A considerable proportion of women aged 39 to 49 years prefer to delay breast cancer screening, especially after a decision aid (DA) intervention, according to a study...
Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Hormone therapy for breast cancer might reduce a woman’s later risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Overall, hormone therapy is associated with a 7% l...
Shannen Doherty Dies of Breast Cancer at 53
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles in 1990s television hits such as “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed," has died at 53 after a long struggle with breast cance...
American Indian/Alaska Native Breast Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Reconstruction
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 — After a mastectomy, some women are less likely than others to have breast reconstruction surgery. Rates of the surgery are consistently lower among American Indian and Alaskan n...
Tai Chi Can Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors in Many Ways
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – Tai Chi appears to improve sleep, and as a result reduces inflammation and boosts the immune systems of breast cancer survivors, a new study says. The ancient Chinese martial...
FDA Approves Tepylute (thiotepa) Ready-to-Dilute Injectable Formulation to Treat Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 28, 2024 --Shorla Oncology (‘Shorla’), a U.S.-Ireland specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has app...
NCCN: Cancer Drug Shortages Remain a Challenge for Clinicians
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Almost 90 percent of medical centers report cancer drug shortages, which often impact clinical trials, according to the results of a National Comprehensive Cancer Network...
Kadcyla Boosts Survival in Some Women With Early Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, June 28, 20204 (HealthDay news) – An immunotherapy/chemotherapy combo drug can help early-stage breast cancer patients remain cancer-free following treatment, a new trial shows. The combo...
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...
Acupuncture Reduces Endocrine Symptoms, Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – A 10-week acupuncture intervention significant reduces endocrine symptoms and hot flashes among women with breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy (ET), according to a...
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...
ENDO: Early Menopause Tied to Heightened Risk for Breast, Ovarian Cancer
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Women with early menopause have a two times greater risk for breast cancer and a nearly four times higher risk for ovarian cancer, according to a study presented at the...
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