Tag: Cancer: Breast
Cancer Screening Has Provided Significant Value to U.S. Population
Single-site cancer screening could save an additional 3.2 to 5.1 million life-years with perfect adherence
Low Recurrence Seen With Omission of Radiation in Some Breast Cancer Cases
Finding seen among women aged at least 55 years with T1N0, grade 1 or 2, luminal A breast cancer receiving breast-conserving surgery, endocrine therapy
Alcohol Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Mortality in Women With Obesity
Possible higher risk of recurrence in association with drinking seen for women with lower body mass index
High Volume of Enhancing Parenchyma on DCE MRI Tied to Breast Cancer Risk
For women with extremely dense breasts, significantly higher occurrence of breast cancer seen with high volume of enhancing parenchyma
Overdiagnosis Common With Continued Breast Cancer Screening in Seniors
Estimated 31 percent of breast cancers overdiagnosed among screened women aged 70 to 74 years
Including Women in Their 40s in Breast Cancer Screening Programs Beneficial
Significantly higher 10-year net survival seen for women aged 40 to 49 years with screening programs that include women in their 40s
Racial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction
However, race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits
Biological Aging Accelerated With Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment
Radiation has strong positive association with biological aging in analyses examining different breast cancer therapies
Models Can Predict Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting BCRL in women undergoing axillary lymph node dissection and sentinel lymph node biopsy
Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Identified
Common barriers to screening adherence include race/ethnicity, low socioeconomic and education levels
