Breast Cancer
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Breast cancer now leading cause of cancer death in Black women
"Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer than White women despite a lower risk of being diagnosed with the disease."
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Cost not a factor in radiotherapy type for breast cancer patients
“Hypofractionated radiotherapy represents significant savings to both the health care system and to individual patients. It may soon become the...
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Some U.S. women not getting ET for curable breast cancer
Half of breast cancer patients eligible for endocrine therapy are not receiving tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors.
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New combo therapy for breast implant–associated lymphoma
“For the people who need systemic therapy,” it appears from the current results that BV-CHP “is a very good option.”
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Medicare NCDs hinder access to cancer biomarker testing for minorities
Failure to expand Medicare benefits widens disparities in biomarker testing. Study authors say additional efforts are needed to ensure equitable...
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Could probiotics reduce ‘chemo brain’ in breast cancer patients?
Probiotic treatment given alongside chemotherapy is sufficient to protect against memory disturbances in patients with breast cancer.
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Radiologist fatigue affects breast imaging interpretation
The impact of time and experience on overall patient recall and false-positive rates has not been well-studied.
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Siblings of people with bipolar disorder have higher cancer risk
Findings may persuade clinicians to reevaluate the cancer risk among the unaffected siblings of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder...
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U.S. cancer deaths continue to fall, especially lung cancer
There has been an overall decline of 32% in cancer deaths as of 2019.
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Much lower risk of false-positive breast screen in Norway versus U.S.
“The double reading in Europe is probably the main reason for the lower rate in Europe compared to the U.S., where single reading is used.”