Tag: Cancer: Breast
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
Race, Insurance Status Affects Job Status After Breast Cancer
African-American race and uninsured, publicly insured status linked to diminished employment
Online Tool Aids Decision Making About Breast Cancer Treatment
Findings based on assessment of the interactive iCanDecide tool
Prognostic Signatures Compared for ER-Positive Breast Cancer
ROR, BCI, EPclin are significantly more prognostic for recurrence for women with node-negative disease
Patients Often Mispredict Well-Being After Mastectomy
Patients underestimate future well-being after mastectomy, overestimate after reconstruction
Higher Biopsy Rates for Women Undergoing Screening Breast MRI
Lower cancer yield compared to mammography alone for women with, without personal history of cancer
High Detection Rates of High-Grade DCIS Persist
Low-, intermediate-grade DCIS less frequently ID'd in subsequent screening rounds vs. prevalence round
