Tag: Cancer: Breast
Accuracy High for Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy
Based on single breast slide, overall agreement 75.3 percent for individual pathologist versus consensus
Where You Live May Impact Use of Unnecessary Imaging
Doctors tend to order more imaging technologies in the Northeast, researchers found
No Higher Odds of Breast Cancer in Transgender Patients
Research based on VA medical records finds no increase in risk, despite use of hormone Rx
Family Hx of Prostate CA May Increase Risk of Breast CA Too
Doctors should ask about medical history of first-degree male relatives, researchers say
ENDO: Breast Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer
Increased risk seen particularly within five years of breast cancer diagnosis
Goserelin Protects Against Ovarian Failure in Breast Cancer
Randomized trial shows reduction in ovarian failure and more pregnancy for chemo + goserelin
Correlated Spectroscopy IDs Changes in BRCA1/2 Carriers
Lipid and metabolite deregulation seen in breast tissue of women carrying BRCA1/2 mutations
Many Women Not Receiving Recommended Radiation Tx
More than a third with locally-advanced disease don't get treatment aimed at preventing tumor's return
Two Novel Genetic Variants for Breast Cancer Discovered
London scientists say variants most strongly linked to estrogen receptor-positive disease
FDA Approves Ibrance to Treat Advanced Breast Cancer
For postmenopausal women with ER+, HER2− metastatic breast cancer
