Tag: Cancer: Breast
RSNA: Deep Learning Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk
DL model using screening mammography biomarkers can improve accuracy for predicting future breast cancer risk
Positive BRCA Test Results Down From 2008 to 2018
Socioeconomic and regional disparities persist in the use of BRCA testing
DBT + Synthetic Mammography Better at Repeat Screening
Cancer detection rate higher for repeat screening with digital breast tomosynthesis + synthetic mammography versus full-field digital mammography
Quality of Life Varies With Breast Cancer Surgery Type
Body image, sexual health, anxiety worse after bilateral mastectomy
Breast Cancer Surgery Feasible for Most Fit Older Women
Hormone therapy alone may be as good as surgery if life expectancy is less than four years
Interval Breast Cancers Tied to Worse Outcomes
Risk for breast cancer death more than threefold higher for interval versus screen-detected cancer
CDC: One-Year Survival 96.1 Percent for Male Breast Cancer
Relative survival varies by stage at diagnosis, from 98.7 to 25.9 percent for localized and distant stage, respectively
Addition of Radiotherapy for DCIS Cuts Risk for Subsequent Cancer
Risk higher in first five years of follow-up for those treated with breast-conserving surgery alone
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
Higher CAC score calculated from radiotherapy-planning CT scan linked to increased risk for CVD
Abemaciclib Beneficial for HR+, HER2− Early Breast Cancer
Significant improvements seen in rates of invasive disease-free survival, distant recurrence-free survival
