Tag: Cancer: Breast
Temporary Interruption of Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer Safe
No increase seen in short-term risk for breast cancer events with temporary interruption to attempt pregnancy
Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Breast Cancer Recurrence, Mortality
Significant reduction seen in disease recurrence and mortality for those with highest versus lowest lifestyle index scores
Educational DVD + Patient Navigation Increases Cancer Screenings in Rural Women
Combination intervention quadruples odds of breast, cervical, or colorectal screening in 12 months
Living in Disadvantaged Neighborhood Shortens Breast Cancer Survival
Findings seen after adjusting for sociodemographics, comorbidity, breast cancer risk factor, access to care, tumor, and guideline-concordant treatment
Race-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
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
Study Looks at Impact of Depression on Breast Cancer Outcomes
Patients with depression only in the prediagnosis period less likely to receive guideline-recommended treatment, have worse survival
Breast-Conservation Therapy Feasible in Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Cancer
Estimated five-year cumulative incidence of local recurrence 3.1 percent for women undergoing BCT and adjuvant radiation
ChatGPT Mostly Accurate for Breast Cancer Prevention, Screening Questions
Responses were graded by fellowship-trained breast radiologists
Targeted Ultrasound Alone Found to Be Accurate Breast Imaging Modality
Ultrasound sensitivity and specificity were 98.5 and 90.8 percent among women aged 30 years or older with focal breast complaints
Slight Increase in Breast Cancer Risk Seen With Progestogen-Only Contraceptives
Increased relative risks noted for current or recent use of oral, injected, implanted, IUD progestogen-only contraceptives
