Breast Cancer
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Third COVID booster benefits cancer patients
For the first time, researchers have quantified the benefits of boosters for COVID-19 in cancer patients.
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Previous breast cancer doesn’t increase poor outcomes in pregnancy, study finds
Mothers with cancer diagnoses were more likely to undergo cesarean section, however.
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Treatment of HER2-Low Breast Cancer
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Despite Katie Couric’s advice, doctors say ultrasound breast exams may not be needed
Research hasn’t found that women are any less likely to die from breast cancer if they get a supplemental ultrasound or MRI after a negative...
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Findings may be practice changing for early breast cancer patients
A radiation boost to the tumor bed during whole breast irradiation was as safe and effective as delivering the boost sequentially.
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Study affirms better breast cancer outcomes when chemo comes first
Survival is better when high-risk breast cancer patients receive chemo first, followed by abemaciclib and estrogen therapy.
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Vaginal estrogen not recommended with aromatase inhibitors
“Patients who are taking aromatase inhibitors should try alternative strategies for management of genitourinary symptoms.”
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Hair straighteners’ risk too small for docs to advise against their use
Primary care doctors are unlikely to address the increased risk of uterine cancer in women who frequently use hair straighteners that a new study...
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Reminder that COVID-19 and cancer can be a deadly combo
“This analysis provides additional empirical evidence on the magnitude of risk to patients with cancer whose immune systems are often weakened...
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What is known about sexual dysfunction after breast cancer?
Sexual dysfunction often predates the cancer diagnosis and doesn’t improve but rather worsens in the following 2 years.