Tag: Cancer: Breast
Adjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine Improves Overall Survival in HER2+ Breast Cancer
T-DM1 sustained the improvement in invasive disease-free survival over trastuzumab in HER2-positive early breast cancer
AI-Supported Double Mammogram Reading Improves Detection Rate
Superior breast cancer detection rate seen compared with standard double-reading, without negatively affecting recall rate
Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Development Tied to Heart Failure Risk
Compared with weight maintainers, increased risk seen for 5 to 10 percent and >10 percent weight gain
Decrease Seen in In Situ Breast Cancer Since 2009
Decrease consistent with decreasing use of screening mammography since 2009 guideline change
Individuals With Advanced Breast Cancer at Diagnosis More Likely to Have CVD
For female patients aged at least 66 years, odds of prevalent CVD up with locally advanced and metastatic disease
Age Impacts Surgical Outcomes for Breast Reconstruction
Significant association seen for older age with increased risk for developing mastectomy skin flap/nipple necrosis, infection, seroma
Disparities Seen in Biennial Mammography Screening for Women in in Their 40s
Biennial screening rates lower among non-Hispanic women with other race, lesbian and bisexual women, rural residents
Cannabidiol Safe, May Lower Anxiety in Advanced Breast Cancer
CBD did not meet primary end point comparing preingestion to postingestion anxiety, but resulted in lower anxiety levels
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 10 to 13
Breast Cancer Risk Increased With Weight Gain After Age 35 Years
Risk higher for women who gained more than 10 kg weight after 35 years of age versus those with stable weight
