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Medicaid Expansion Increases Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Expanding Medicaid is associated with an increase in receipt of guideline-concordant treatment among nonelderly women newly diagnosed with hormone receptor (HR)-negative,...
Aerobic Exercise May Ease 'Brain Fog' of Breast Cancer Chemo
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Women fighting breast cancer can relieve some of their chemotherapy “brain fog” through aerobic exercise, a new clinical trial in Canada suggests. Breast cancer patients on...
Measures of Social Support Linked to Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Measures of social support are associated with screening for specific types of cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in Cancer Causes & Control. Jordan Baeker...
Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found. Women are more likely to...
Breast Cancer Risk Elevated With Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Use
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Women using levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of...
Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research...
Excess Adiposity Plays Role in Postmenopausal HR-Positive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Excess body fat plays a role in postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, which could be underestimated using only body mass index (BMI), according to a study...
Obesity Could Cause 40% of Hormone-Positive Breast Cancers in Older Women
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – Obesity is a more powerful driver of breast cancer than previously thought, a new study suggests. About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women...
FDA Approves Itovebi for Locally Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant, for the treatment of adults with...
Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 -- An Expert Explains Why
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – Women typically are urged to start receiving regular mammograms at age 40, but some might need to start even sooner, experts say. Specific risk factors that increase risk of...
FDA Approves Itovebi (inavolisib) for the Combination Treatment of Advanced Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With a PIK3CA Mutation
South San Francisco, CA – October 10, 2024 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination...
A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests. The...
Increasing Amount of Breast Cancer-Specific Death Due to Stage 1, 2 Disease
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Patients with stage I/II breast cancers have excellent prognosis, but account for more than 60 percent of breast cancer-specific death (BCSD) because of their large...
Online Tool Enhances Decision-Making for Timing of Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – An online decision aid is helpful for breast cancer patients deciding about immediate breast reconstruction (BR) after mastectomy, according to a study published in the...
New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients who have developed tumors in their brains, new clinical...
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