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Risk of cardiotoxicity is higher for patients receiving trastuzumab and/or anthracyclines for the treatment of breast cancer

Cardiac Monitoring Needed for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

Trastuzumab, certain chemo treatments increase patient risk of heart failure
At least 15 men who worked near Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks have been diagnosed with breast cancer

At Least 15 Men Near Ground Zero Have Breast Cancer

Many exposed to the WTC site appear to experience a greater cancer burden
A single multiorgan donor transmitted breast cancer to four transplant recipients

Case Report Describes 4 Breast Cancer Cases Post Transplant

Single donor transmitted cancer to four recipients; one survived after transplant nephrectomy
For female nursing home residents who undergo breast cancer surgery

Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes Poor for Nursing Home Residents

High rates of one-year mortality and functional decline seen with different types of surgery
Hypnosis before general anesthesia does not reduce postoperative breast pain among patients undergoing minor breast cancer surgery

Hypnosis Doesn’t Cut Post-Op Pain in Breast Cancer Surgery

Those who perceived that they received hypnosis had significantly reduced fatigue and anxiety
Treatment with lumpectomy and radiotherapy is associated with a reduction in breast cancer mortality versus lumpectomy or mastectomy alone among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ

Lumpectomy + Radiation May Cut Breast Cancer Mortality in DCIS

Lumpectomy, radiotherapy tied to reduction in breast cancer mortality versus lumpectomy, mastectomy
Single-agent talazoparib provides significant benefit over standard chemotherapy for patients with advanced breast cancer and germline BRCA1/2 mutation

Talazoparib Beneficial in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Longer progression-free survival versus standard chemotherapy for patients with germline BRCA1/2
The combination of digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis detects 90 percent more breast cancers than digital mammography alone

Combined Digital Screening Best for Detecting Breast Cancers

Digital mammography and tomosynthesis better than digital mammography alone
The American Society for Clinical Oncology has endorsed the Society for Integrative Oncology guideline on the use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

ASCO Endorses SIO Guideline for Integrative Tx in Breast Cancer

Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea
The C-509T allele in the promoter region of transforming growth factor β is associated with radiation-induced breast fibrosis risk among patients with early-stage breast cancer

TGFB1 Mutation Ups Radiation-Induced Breast Fibrosis Risk

C-509T allele and postoperative cosmetic surgery significantly linked to breast fibrosis risk