Breast Cancer
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Which breast cancer surgery leads to better quality of life?
Superior psychosocial and sexual well-being at 10 years after surgery was reported by women who underwent breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant...
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1 in 7 breast cancer patients report worsening personal finances
New survey doesn’t find a link between money woes and stage of disease or treatment.
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Omega-3 fatty acids linked to less FOXA1 in benign breast tissue
Findings suggest transcription factor could be a helpful biomarker in cancer prevention trials.
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MammoRisk: A novel tool for assessing breast cancer risk
The assessment is based on a patient's clinical data and breast density, with or without a polygenic risk score.
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Better survival in older cancer patients who take metformin
“It is important to explore optimal dosages that significantly improve cancer outcomes to boost anticancer effect.”
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Breakthrough COVID dangerous for vaccinated cancer patients
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Breast cancer therapy toxicities: Education and communication
This transcript of a video roundtable, which is available on Medscape.com, has been edited for clarity.
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Obesity increasing the risk for cancer: It’s complicated
For some cancers it was “very clear that obesity increased the risk ... but for some other cancer types, we either don’t have enough data yet or...
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Is this the most controversial issue in early breast cancer treatment?
For patients who are hearing their options for the first time, chemotherapy “feels scary,” and there is “a lot of stigma” associated with it.
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False-positive breast cancer screening likely over 10-year period
Breast cancer screening modality has less effect on the probability of false-positive results than screening interval, patient age, and breast...
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Breast density linked to familial breast cancer risk
Findings underscore the need for mammograms early in high risk premenopausal women.