Tag: Cancer: Breast
CTC Status Predicts RT Benefit in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
CTC status linked to longer overall survival in those undergoing breast conserving surgery
Similar Risk Predicted for Automated, Clinical BI-RADS Density
Similar discriminatory accuracy for automated, clinical BI-RADS density measures for interval, screen CAs
Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia Seen in Breast Cancer
92 percent had grade 1 severity alopecia with endocrine tx; pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia
Quality of Life Predicts Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Patients
Compared to model with only traditional prognostic variables, one with HRQOL measures performs better
Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy Differ in Women With Implants
Palpable cancers often detected at smaller size in breasts with implants; higher rates of mastectomy
Risk of Breast CA May Be Higher in Women With Schizophrenia
Findings based on a meta-analysis that showed significant study heterogeneity
Too Few Early Breast CA Patients Given Formal Genetic Counseling
43.5% of women with early-stage breast cancer with indications for risk evaluation get counseling
Racial Variation in Median Age of Female Breast Cancer Diagnosis
More black, Hispanic, Asian patients diagnosed at younger than 50 years than white patients
Most Women Willing to Trade Off Benefits, Risks of Breast Screening
Women are willing to accept 1.72 additional unnecessary follow-ups and willing to pay £79.17
Patients’ Breast Radiotherapy Experiences Beat Expectations
Most patients agree that others would be less scared about treatment if they knew the truth about RT
