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Breast cancer chemotherapy costs can vary by tens of thousands of dollars in the United States

Costs of Chemo for Breast Cancer Vary Widely in the United States

Lower-priced options could save patients thousands of dollars, researchers say
Most women newly diagnosed with breast cancer perceive high primary care provider (PCP) quality

Most Women Feel PCPs Are Involved in Breast Cancer Care

Overall, 66.2 and 69.1 percent of women perceive high PCP engagement and communication
Ribociclib plus letrozole is associated with significantly longer progression-free survival for patients receiving initial systemic treatment for hormone receptor-positive

Ribociclib + Letrozole Beneficial in Advanced Breast Cancer

Longer duration of progression-free survival in patients with HR+, HER2− breast cancer
Treatment with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors does cut breast cancer patients' risk of developing cancer in their other breast

Long-Term Tamoxifen Does Lower Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk

Six-year study finds follow-up therapy cuts survivors' risk for cancer in the other breast
Breast reconstruction immediately after breast removal surgery due to cancer may help reduce a patient's mental distress

Delay in Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction May Fuel Anxiety

Coordinating surgeries might reduce levels of distress after mastectomy for breast cancer
After the Affordable Care Act was implemented in 2014

ACA Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Care Access for Hispanics

Enrollment in clinical trials also increased
New guidelines have been issued by three leading cancer organizations for postmastectomy radiotherapy. All three groups published the guidelines online this week in their respective journals: the Journal of Clinical Oncology

ASCO/ASTRO/SSO Update Guidelines on Postmastectomy RT

Clear evidence that PMRT benefit extends to women with limited lymph node involvement
The original classifications of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 categorization by fluorescent in situ hybridization have been supported by recent data

Novel Findings Support Original Categorization of HER2

ASCO-CAP guidelines support categorization of HER2 by FISH status used in BCIRG clinical trials
For women aged 50 years and older

Benefits, Harms of Breast Cancer Screening Vary With Risk, Density

For all screening intervals, benefits and over-diagnosis increase with breast density, relative risk
The activity of two genes may help predict certain breast cancer patients' odds of survival and guide their treatment

F12, STC2 Genes May Help Predict Breast Cancer Survival

Tracking DNA activity patterns may someday help women with HER2+ breast cancers