Preventive Care
News
Medicare to cover hepatitis C screening
News
Kaiser survey: Many women skipping preventive care
Conference Coverage
Ob.Gyns. often miss opportunity to discuss heart health
Key clinical point: Ob.gyns. often miss the opportunity to discuss cardiovascular health during annual visits.Major finding: Only 35% of patients...
News
Obesity increased breast cancer mortality only in premenopausal women
Major finding: Obesity was associated with a relative risk for death of 1.34 (95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.47) in premenopausal women; a weak,...
News
First SEER analysis including HER2 subtype is reported
Major finding: A total of 72.7% of invasive breast cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2010 were HR-positive (expressing either estrogen...
News
Women’s Health Initiative study netted $37 billion in savings
Major Finding: The WHI resulted in $35.2 billion in direct medical expenditure savings, most of which came from fewer combined HT users and...
News
Invasive cancer incidence highest in black men
News
Mediterranean diet plus olive oil kept diabetes away
Major finding: Adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease who followed a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra-virgin olive oil were 40% less...
News
Exercise protects black women against ER-negative breast cancer
Major finding: Black women who reported engaging in an average of least 3 hours of vigorous exercise per week over their lifetime had a 47%...
News
New mega-review underscores mammography’s benefits
News
IBIS-II: Anastrozole highly effective in preventing breast cancer
Major finding: The 7-year cumulative incidence of all breast cancers in high-risk postmenopausal women who took anastrozole once daily for 5 years...