Tag: Cancer: Breast
Guidance Issued for Breast Cancer Care During COVID-19
Patients should be categorized into priority levels for urgency of care across all specialties
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Cuts Recall Rates
New technology also tied to an overall increase in cancer detection rate
High Fiber Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk for Breast Cancer
Meta-analysis of prospective studies shows reduced risk for highest versus lowest total fiber intake
ACC: Statins Cut Heart Failure Risk in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
Risk for heart failure hospital visit declined with statins for women receiving anthracyclines, trastuzumab
Causal Link Suggested for IGF-1 Concentrations, Breast Cancer
In Mendelian randomization analyses, increase in genetically predicted IGF-1 linked to breast cancer
Breast Cancer Incidence Rising for Young Women Since 1935
Increase began before secular decrease in parity and cannot be attributed to changes in parity over time
Invasive Breast Cancer Detection Up With Abbreviated Breast MRI
Detection rate for invasive breast cancer significantly higher with MRI versus digital breast tomosynthesis
Dairy Milk Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Risk
Findings similar regardless of full-fat or reduced-fat milk consumption
Genetic Mutations ID’d in Breast Cancer After Menopause
3.55 percent of unselected postmenopausal women with breast cancer have pathogenic variants
Genetic Testing Proposed for All Women ≤65 With Breast Cancer
Expanded testing could increase detection of carriers for BRCA1/2, mutations in other predisposition genes
