Tag: Cancer: Breast
1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality
Of the reduction, 29 percent was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer, 25 percent due to mammography screening
Clinical Breast Exam Rarely Detects Second Breast Cancer After DCIS
Second breast cancers were most often imaging-detected or patient-detected, with only 2.2 percent detected by physician
Many Women Bypass Nearest Hospital for Breast Cancer Surgery
Women undergoing breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy more likely to be treated at specialist breast reconstruction centers
Most Women Say Clinicians Have Conversations About Breast Density
However, variation seen by race, ethnicity, and health literacy
Depression, Anxiety Elevated for Spanish Speakers Receiving Radiation
Increasing distress also seen with increased housing and food insecurity among women with breast cancer
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5 to 9
Benign Breast Disease Linked to Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Risks increased for breast cancer overall, invasive BC, ductal carcinoma in situ in BBD cohort versus Iowa SEER program
Small Proportion of Advanced Breast Cancers Due to Biennial Versus Annual Mammogram
BMI population attributable risk proportions highest for premenopausal and postmenopausal Blacks, postmenopausal Hispanic/Latinx
SABCS: Serum Hormones Can Help ID Benefit of Anastrozole
Women in quartiles 2, 3, and 4 of the estradiol-SHBG ratio demonstrated a relative benefit of anastrozole
SABCS: 22 Percent of Young BRCA Carriers Conceive After Breast Cancer
No significant difference seen in disease-free survival for those with, without pregnancy; overall survival up for those with pregnancy
