Tag: Cancer: Breast
RSNA: Importance of Breast Density in Cancer Risk Questioned
Croatian study questions the link, but U.S. experts disagree with finding
Survival Up for Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
Initial surgery to the primary tumor possibly be a factor
Telephone Counseling Benefits Overweight Breast CA Survivors
Telephone counseling is similarly effective to in-person counseling for breast cancer survivors
Impact of Recurrence Score Assay Varies With Patient Age
For women with early-stage breast cancer, testing lowers chemo use, costs among women <55 years
Lower Costs for Hypofractionated Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy
Compared with conventionally fractionated PMRT, Hf-PMRT significantly reduces costs per patient
Add-On Ultrasonography Ups Mammogram Sensitivity
Increases sensitivity and detection rate of early breast cancers in women aged 40 to 49 years
Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes ID’d on MRI Likely to Be Benign
Findings in IMLNs ID'd at implant-protocol breast MRI after oncoplastic surgery for breast cancer
Risk of More Aggressive Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Rises With Age
DCIS more likely to become invasive at 60 than 50
ASTRO: Shorter Radiation OK for Early Breast Cancers
High-dose therapy shows same survival rates as longer course of standard radiation
Greater Breast CA-Specific Distress for Girls With Family Hx
No difference in psychosocial adjustment for girls with versus without family history of breast cancer
