Tag: Cancer: Breast
Breast Cancer Incidence Rising for Young Women Since 1935
Increase began before secular decrease in parity and cannot be attributed to changes in parity over time
Invasive Breast Cancer Detection Up With Abbreviated Breast MRI
Detection rate for invasive breast cancer significantly higher with MRI versus digital breast tomosynthesis
Dairy Milk Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Risk
Findings similar regardless of full-fat or reduced-fat milk consumption
Genetic Mutations ID’d in Breast Cancer After Menopause
3.55 percent of unselected postmenopausal women with breast cancer have pathogenic variants
Genetic Testing Proposed for All Women ≤65 With Breast Cancer
Expanded testing could increase detection of carriers for BRCA1/2, mutations in other predisposition genes
Many Young Women With Breast Cancer Experience Financial Decline
Common concerns among employed respondents include increased time off, suffering job performance
Use of PPIs Tied to Cognitive Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors
Concentration, memory problems reported in breast cancer patients at different stages of survivorship
Treatment for Hereditary Breast Cancer Not Always Guideline-Concordant
Treatment seems less in line with practice guidelines, particularly for radiation therapy and chemotherapy
Adding Pembrolizumab May Up Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Pathological complete response rate higher with pembrolizumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Continuing Annual Breast Cancer Screening No Benefit in Over-75s
No significant reductions found in eight-year breast cancer mortality for continuing versus stopping screening
