Tag: Cancer: Breast
Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer
Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Affect Breast Cancer Risk
Small glass of wine each day can up odds of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer
More U.S. Women Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Better treatments, aging population may explain trend, researchers say
Tai Chi Can Help Relieve Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors
Study found it as effective as CBT for improving sleep and depression
Osteoporosis Tx Ups Survival in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
Improved event-free survival, distant disease-free survival among postmenopausal breast CA patients
Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer
Protective link particularly significant for hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative cancer
Alcohol Linked to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer in Black Women
Black women who have at least seven drinks/week at greater risk for nearly all subtypes of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Rates Increasing Among Asian-American Women
Out of 7 nationality groups studied, only Japanese women didn't have an overall increase in the disease
Mortality Up With Depression Just Before Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Newly-developed depression before diagnosis linked to higher risk of death in postmenopausal women
Misunderstanding of BRCA Test Results Affects Mastectomy Rates
Half of average-risk patients with variants of uncertain significance may undergo bilateral mastectomy