Tag: Cancer: Breast
Women Forgoing Reconstruction After Mastectomy Pleased
22 percent experienced 'flat denial,' when the option of no reconstruction after mastectomy was not initially offered
Financial Toxicity Linked to QOL After Breast Cancer Surgery
Strongest correlation seen for BREAST-Q psychosocial well-being, with 0.89 change per unit change in financial toxicity score
Statins May Protect Heart From Chemo for Early Breast Cancer
Risk for heart failure hospital presentations significantly lower in statin-exposed women treated with anthracyclines
New Mammogram-Based Measures Improve Breast Cancer Prediction
For screen-detected, younger-diagnosis breast cancers, best-fitting models include new measures based on brightness, texture
SABCS: Adverse Effects of Breast RT Under-Recognized
Under-recognition of at least one of four symptoms occurred at least once for 53.2 percent of patients reporting symptoms
SABCS: Some Older Women With Breast Cancer May Opt to Skip RT
Local recurrence increased but overall survival at 10 years similar with omission of RT in older women with HR+ breast cancer
SABCS: Pregnancy Less Likely After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Disease-free, overall survival better for breast cancer patients with versus without subsequent pregnancy
Obesity Adds to Racial Disparity in Early Breast Cancer
Considerable differences in obesity, comorbidities -- but not treatment -- seen between Black and White women
RSNA: Deep Learning Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk
DL model using screening mammography biomarkers can improve accuracy for predicting future breast cancer risk
