Tag: Cancer: Breast
Fatty Acid Fractions in Breast Adipose Tissue May ID Carcinoma
Fatty acid fractions may be linked to invasive ductal carcinoma in postmenopausal women
ASCO: Follow-Up Care Lacking for Black Women With Breast Cancer
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics
Exercise Cuts Cardiac Events in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer
Incidence of cardiovascular events down across increasing total MET-h/week categories
ASCO: Extension of Aromatase Inhibitor Tx Benefits Breast CA
Extension of aromatase inhibitor treatment to 10 years linked to higher rates of disease-free survival
Breast Cancer Survivors Benefit From Mindfulness Meditation
Six-week class reduced fear of recurrence, fatigue and anxiety, researchers report
Gene Database Offers Doctors Insights Into Breast, Ovarian CA
Database includes more than 6,200 BRCA variants
Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Can Be Mediated by Healthy Lifestyle
Key lifestyle factors include maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, limiting alcohol, no HRT
Dietary Fat Intake in Adolescence May Affect Breast Density
Higher amounts of unhealthy fats tied to greater breast density
CAM Use May Affect Breast Cancer Patients’ Chemo Decisions
Findings among women prescribed chemo who took dietary supplements, had higher CAM index score
Use of Disease-Monitoring Tests Often Extreme in Breast Cancer
More than one-third of women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users
