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New surgery guidelines for treatment of women with ductal carcinoma in situ who undergo breast-conserving surgery with whole breast radiation could reduce both unnecessary surgeries and recurrence rates

New Guidelines Set Safe Surgery Margins for DCIS

2 mm is enough to guard against recurrences while reducing need for additional surgeries
For patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer

ESR1 Mutations Tied to Worse Survival in Metastatic Breast CA

ESR1 mutations prevalent in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer and linked to shorter survival
Overweight and obese women who eat a Western-style diet may develop more dense breast tissue

Western Diet May Contribute to Dense Breasts

In study, women who ate such a diet also had 46 percent higher risk of breast cancer
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy should generally be discouraged in average-risk women

ASBS: Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Discouraged

For most women, risk of disease in unaffected breast is low, American Society of Breast Surgeons says
For women with newly diagnosed breast cancer

Online Communication Tied to Positive Appraisal of Tx Decisions

More frequent online users more positively appraise their decision making in breast cancer
For women with ductal carcinoma in situ

Radiotherapy Use for DCIS Tied to Subsequent Mastectomy Risk

Women with DCIS in area with high RT use have higher odds of mastectomy at time of second event
Women who undergo in vitro fertilization are not at increased risk of breast cancer

IVF Treatment Does Not Appear to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Women who had seven or more IVF cycles had lower risk for breast cancer
Even a high-fat Mediterranean diet may protect against breast cancer

High-Fat Mediterranean Diet Can Still Be Healthy

Diet may protect against diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast cancer
Excessive stress can lead to memory problems among breast cancer survivors

Exercise Can Improve Memory in Breast Cancer Survivors

Moderate physical activity can ease stress that impairs memory
Neratinib and veliparib-carboplatin appear to be effective in women with specific subtypes of breast cancer

Neratinib Active in HER2-Positive, HR-Negative Breast Cancer

And higher pathologic complete response for veliparib-carboplatin in triple-negative breast cancer