Tag: Cancer: Breast

For women with extremely dense breasts negative for cancer at mammography, abbreviated MRI comparable to full multiparametric protocol

Authors say policy changes that support breastfeeding and address structural barriers are needed

BSO not associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, or cerebrovascular disease

Almost threefold higher risk seen for those who were nulliparous or had first pregnancy at age 30 years or older with high weight gain

Finding seen despite increases in rates overall and passage of the Affordable Care Act

Median time from biopsy to first treatment longer for patients who seek second opinion but still within guidelines

Highest incidence-based mortality seen in non-Hispanic Black women, with declines pronounced from 2016, narrowing gap with other racial groups

Patients provide positive feedback for the clinical workflow

Breast cancer-related lymphedema diagnostic agreement moderate at best for commonly used diagnostic criteria

Prior screening mammography linked to earlier stage at breast cancer diagnosis, lower breast cancer mortality