Tag: Cancer: Breast

Progression-free survival longer with T-DXd versus T-DM1 for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and taxane

Findings seen for screening-detected breast cancer, but not interval cancer risk

Risk for coronary artery disease increased for young women receiving radiation for left- versus right-sided breast cancer

Use of mammography increased among women in racial- and ethnic-minority groups who were at high risk

Legislation mandating insurance coverage for breast cancer screening more impactful than breast density notification

Eight percent drop in screenings at 32 community health centers means about 47,517 fewer mammograms, 242 missed breast cancer diagnoses

Risk for invasive breast cancer increased with increasing breast density for women aged 65 to 74 years, 75 years or older

Drop in breast cancer screenings at one safety-net hospital raises concerns for worsening of preexisting health disparities

Full prediction model could prevent 45.5 percent of false-positive recalls, 21.3 percent of benign biopsies for those with extremely dense breasts

Mutations in actionable breast cancer risk genes present in 3.2 percent of older women with breast cancer