Tag: Cancer: Breast

Bacterial decolonization effective for acute radiation dermatitis prophylaxis in patients with breast, head and neck cancer

Women with higher-than-average breast cancer risk, especially Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women, should start screening at younger age

In draft recommendation, task force says evidence is insufficient for assessing benefits and harms of mammography for those aged 75 years and older, women with dense breasts

No increase seen in short-term risk for breast cancer events with temporary interruption to attempt pregnancy

Significant reduction seen in disease recurrence and mortality for those with highest versus lowest lifestyle index scores

Combination intervention quadruples odds of breast, cervical, or colorectal screening in 12 months

Findings seen after adjusting for sociodemographics, comorbidity, breast cancer risk factor, access to care, tumor, and guideline-concordant treatment

Breast cancer mortality higher for Black women and lower for American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islanders age 40 to 49 years

Patients with depression only in the prediagnosis period less likely to receive guideline-recommended treatment, have worse survival

Estimated five-year cumulative incidence of local recurrence 3.1 percent for women undergoing BCT and adjuvant radiation