Tag: Cancer: Breast
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Tied to Threefold Higher Risk for Death
Risk for dying from breast cancer remains elevated 15 years after initial diagnosis
Black Women Receive Less Timely Breast Cancer Treatment
Trend persists regardless of socioeconomic status
Spironolactone Not Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence
Drug can be used for alopecia treatment in breast cancer survivors
Long-Term Outcomes Stable After Breast Reconstruction
Stability seen in both long-term surgeon- and patient-reported outcomes data
Survival Worse for Breast Cancers Secondary to Childhood Cancer
Breast cancer-specific survival decreased for women previously treated with radiation for a primary cancer
Care Delayed for Many U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Early in Pandemic
Younger patients experienced more delays; otherwise, no differences seen by race, insurance type
Targeted Intraoperative RT Is Effective Alternative to EBRT
TARGIT-IORT during lumpectomy noninferior to EBRT for local recurrence in women with early breast cancer
Breast Cancer Mortality Decreased With Mammography From Age 40
Breast cancer mortality significantly dropped at 10 years of follow-up, attenuated after 10 years
Surgical Delays Not Life-Threatening in Early Breast Cancer
Increased time to surgery linked to elevated odds of pathological upstaging in DCIS, not in invasive cancer
Study IDs Which Women Benefit From DBT Versus Digital Mammography
Benefits of DBT seen in women with heterogeneously dense breasts, scattered fibroglandular density
