Women's Health
From the Journals
Don’t choose hormones to protect postmenopausal women
The USPSTF has issued a recommendation against using estrogen or estrogen plus progestin to prevent chronic conditions in postmenopausal women.
Conference Coverage
Extra years of adjuvant bisphosphonate not needed in early breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO - Neither adapted disease-free survival nor overall survival were significantly better with 3 extra years of zoledronate therapy.
Commentary
National Academy of Medicine should revisit issue of fetal alcohol exposure
Dr. Carl C. Bell says addressing health care problems in low-income communities can jump-start problem solving in others.
Conference Coverage
Shaping practice: Z1071 continues to redefine axillary management
SAN DIEGO – The Z1071 landmark study proves the safety of leaving the axilla intact in node-positive patients who respond well to neoadjuvant...
Conference Coverage
Half of all breast cancer survivors conceived naturally within 3 months of trying
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers counted the outcomes of all the breast cancer patients from a single center who were attempting to conceive.
From the Journals
Newer hormonal contraception formulations linked to breast cancer risk*
The elevated risk should be weighed against the benefits of contraception, researchers said.
From the Journals
Mammography screening’s benefits for breast cancer mortality questioned
A Dutch mammography screening program worsens overdiagnosis without significantly reducing mortality.
Feature
Baylor sees first U.S. birth from uterine transplant recipient
Another transplant recipient is late into her pregnancy, the surgical team said.
Conference Coverage
E-health app helps weight loss, QOL for African American breast cancer survivors
MONTREAL – Overall, but not cancer-related, quality of life improved significantly for participants.
Conference Coverage
Ectopic pregnancies predicted by easy-to-use risk stratification model
SAN ANTONIO – A combination of lab values and patient factors had high predictive power.
Feature
NIH goes straight to pregnant women in new research project
PregSource aims to use de-identified data voluntarily provided by women to help inform future studies and improve maternal care.