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For patients at high risk for breast cancer

Provider Advice Impacts Breast Cancer Prevention Decisions

Worry, trust also affect choice on whether to use selective estrogen receptor modulators
Overall breast cancer incidence rates increased among specific racial/ethnic groups from 2005 to 2014

Overall Breast Cancer Incidence Up for Some in 2005-2014

Incidence up for Asian/Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, not non-Hispanic whites
Most patients with breast cancer treated with radiation therapy report that their experience was less scary than they expected

ASTRO: Patient Experience of Radiation Better Than Expected

Few breast cancer patients agree that negative stories they initially heard/read were actually true
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes may be prognostic for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer among African-American patients

TILs Prognostic in Black Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may be prognostic for early-stage TNBC in African-American patients
General and central obesity are associated with breast cancer risk

General, Central Obesity Linked to Specific Breast Cancer Risk

General obesity, indicated by BMI, more strongly linked to ER+/PR+ subtype
Patients with fibrous dysplasia are at increased risk for breast cancer

Fibrous Dysplasia Associated With Increased Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer risk is more than three times as high in FD patients as in the general population
Ten-year overall survival for primary breast cancer patients treated with sentinel lymph node dissection alone is similar to that seen in those treated with axillary lymph node dissection

Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection Non-Inferior to Axillary Node

Findings among women with T1 or T2 invasive primary breast cancer
Multivitamin use before diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with reduced risk of symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Multivitamin Use May Cut Risk of Chemo-Induced Neuropathy

Use before breast cancer diagnosis tied to reduced symptoms of peripheral neuropathy
Many non-hormone options and therapies are available for the treatment of estrogen-depletion symptoms in breast cancer survivors

Options Available for Estrogen Depletion After Breast Cancer

Women should be encouraged to optimize lifestyle and should not be treated with hormone therapy
There is an association between living in areas with high amounts of ambient nighttime light and slightly increased odds for breast cancer in younger women who smoke

Outdoor Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Link found between ambient light and higher odds in young, smoking females, but more research needed