Breast Cancer
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How does oral contraceptive use affect one’s risk of ovarian, endometrial, breast, and colorectal cancers?
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are associated with a decreased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers across multiple modifiable...
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Early breast cancer: Patients report favorable quality of life after partial breast irradiation
Moreover, breast symptom scores were worse for whole breast radiation in the study.
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Hormone therapy raises diabetes risk in breast cancer survivors
Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors were associated with increased risk for diabetes in a case-cohort study in Israel.
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Can cN0 and pCR limit axillary surgery in some breast cancer patients?
CHICAGO – Investigators question whether nodal negativity after neoadjuvant chemotherapy could limit need for axillary surgery in certain breast...
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Sarcopenia, body fat linked with mortality in nonmetastatic breast cancer
Low muscle mass was independently associated with a 41% increase in risk for overall mortality in an observational study of 3,241 women diagnosed...
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Think about breast cancer surveillance for transgender patients
CHICAGO - In transgender men, breast cancer can occur years after mastectomy.
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Over one-third report financial burden from breast cancer treatment
CHICAGO – Out-of-pocket costs pose a financial burden for women weighing breast cancer surgery, but cost transparency is elusive.
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Fulvestrant plus neratinib reversed treatment-acquired HER2 mutations in metastatic ER+ breast cancer
The in vitro success has launched a phase 2 trial recruiting 152 patients.
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Possible increased breast cancer risk found in women with schizophrenia
The authors suggested that people with schizophrenia could have other clinical conditions such as obesity that might increase their risk of breast...
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Gaps exist in receipt of clinically indicated genetic counseling after breast cancer diagnosis
Less than half of patients diagnosed with early breast cancer with an indication for genetic risk evaluation received formal genetic counseling....
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CECCY: Carvedilol didn’t curb cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients
ORLANDO – “In short follow up, we can see cardiotoxicity appearing, and we know we have to treat it promptly to prevent cardiac events.”