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For women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer

High-Intensity Exercise Program Best for Fitness in Breast Cancer

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Low-intensity program is viable alternative for women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
Women who breastfeed their babies and later develop breast cancer are less likely to have the cancer return or be terminal than women who do not breastfeed

Breastfeeding Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes for Mom

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Strongest benefit seen in most common types of tumors, researchers say
Many breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast-conserving surgery still choose to have the entire breast removed

Women Eligible for Lumpectomy Still Choosing Mastectomy

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Better pre-surgical chemotherapy means more of the breast can safely be saved, researchers say
For older women with breast cancer

Self-Reported Health Predicts Survival in Breast Cancer

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For older women with breast cancer, low self-rated health, limited walking ability predict worse survival
Oophorectomy is associated with a decrease in mortality in women with breast cancer and a BRCA1 mutation

Oophorectomy Linked to Better Survival in BRCA1 Breast Cancer

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The sooner, the better, researchers found
Black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts

AACR: Dense Breasts Found More Likely in Black Women

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Finding may help explain greater breast cancer risk in this population, researchers say
Longer nighttime fasting duration is associated with improved glycemic regulation

AACR: Longer Nighttime Fasting May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

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Improving biomarkers of glycemic control thought to decrease breast cancer risk
The number of U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer could rise by as much as 50 percent within the next 15 years

AACR: Changes Expected in Breast Cancer Rates

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Overall, breast cancer could rise by as much as 50 percent within the next 15 years
Most hospitalists feel that they should not be involved in breast cancer screening

Most Hospitalists Would Not Order Inpatient Mammography

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Few hospitalists would order a mammogram for a hospitalized woman who was overdue for screening
Mammography screening is associated with considerable costs linked to false-positive mammograms and breast cancer overdiagnosis

High Costs for False-Positive Mammograms, Overdiagnosis

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National expenditure estimated at $4 billion/year for false-positive mammograms, breast CA overdiagnosis