Breast Cancer
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Supplemental MRI found to benefit women with dense breast tissue
The trial was not large enough to examine the effect of MRI screening on breast cancer–specific or overall mortality.
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Bisphosphonates turn 50
ORLANDO – The progress seen in treating postmenopausal women with breast cancer, is not evident in younger, premenopasual women or for other...
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USPSTF recommendations on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer
They recommend using screening tools focusing on family history that primary care physicians can utilize to determine who should be referred for...
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Gene recurrence score helps predict successful combination therapy for early breast cancer
Women with a high recurrence score on a 21-gene breast cancer assay fared better with chemoendocrine therapy than expected with endocrine therapy...
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Ovarian function suppression gains support for premenopausal breast cancer
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USPSTF recommends preventive breast cancer medications only for women at risk
The USPSTF finds minimal value in medications to help prevent breast cancer for women not at increased risk
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Diet, exercise don’t improve breast cancer-related lymphedema
There were no significant differences in limb volume changes among overweight women with lymphedema 1 year after starting a lifestyle intervention...
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USPSTF expands BRCA1/2 testing recommendations
Personal cancer history, ancestry now key factors in decision to assess, counsel, and test for potentially harmful mutations in BRCA1/2 genes.
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Comorbidities drive excess mortality after breast cancer diagnosis in childhood cancer survivors
A retrospective analysis found that, among matched breast cancer patients, childhood cancer survivors had a more than doubling of all-cause...
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Increased cancer death linked to radioactive iodine therapy
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Breast density alone should not prompt supplemental imaging discussions