Tag: Cancer: Breast
Mammos May Not Benefit Elderly Women With Chronic Illness
Risk for death from other causes much higher than risk for breast cancer death with increasing comorbidity, age
USPSTF Advises Meds to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer
Offer risk-reducing meds to women at higher risk for breast cancer, low risk for adverse medication effects
Type and Timing of Menopausal HRT Affect Risk for Breast Cancer
Some excess risk persists for >10 years after ceasing therapy; magnitude varies with duration of use
FDA: Men Should Be Included in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Draft guidance that men be included in breast cancer trials issued by the FDA on Aug. 26
USPSTF Recommends Genetic Counseling for High BRCA Risk
But counseling not recommended for women without personal, family history, ancestry associated with BRCA mutations
AI Program May Aid in Pathologic Evaluation of Breast Biopsies
Computer-based automated approach promising for differentiating ductal carcinoma in situ from atypia
AI Assists in Reading of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Images
Concurrent use of AI system improves cancer detection, reduces reading time and recall rate
Red Meat Consumption May Up Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
Findings from prospective cohort study of sisters or half-sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast Cancer Surgery + Another Procedure Ups Complications
Findings for women undergoing additional plastic or gynecological procedure at time of breast cancer surgery
Delay in Time to Chemo Impacts Survival in Breast Cancer
Time interval from diagnosis to surgery has largest impact on time from diagnosis to chemo initiation
