Tag: Cancer: Breast
ASCO: AI Training Improves Accuracy of HER2 Immunohistochemistry Scoring
For HER2 clinical categories, accuracy improved from 66.7 percent without AI to 88.5 percent with AI
MRI, Mammography Outperform Whole Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
Contrast-enhanced techniques have superior performance compared with whole breast ultrasound
One-Week Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective Up to 10 Years
Five-fraction schedule over one week as safe and effective as standard three-week schedule in adjuvant breast radiotherapy
Artificial Intelligence Flags Interval Breast Cancers Visible at Screening
Mammographically visible types more accurately localized by AI than nonvisible interval breast cancers
Abbreviated Breast MRI Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Dense Breasts
For women with extremely dense breasts negative for cancer at mammography, abbreviated MRI comparable to full multiparametric protocol
Some Triple Negative Breast Cancers Might Be Avoided by Longer Breastfeeding
Authors say policy changes that support breastfeeding and address structural barriers are needed
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy Beneficial in BRCA1/2 Carriers With Personal History of Breast Cancer
BSO not associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, or cerebrovascular disease
Weight Gain, Late First Pregnancy Combo Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Almost threefold higher risk seen for those who were nulliparous or had first pregnancy at age 30 years or older with high weight gain
Racial Disparities Persist in Immediate Breast Reconstruction Rates
Finding seen despite increases in rates overall and passage of the Affordable Care Act
Obtaining Second Opinion Delays Treatment for Breast Cancer, but Not Appreciably
Median time from biopsy to first treatment longer for patients who seek second opinion but still within guidelines