Tag: Cancer: Breast
Weight Loss May Cut Breast CA Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal women with weight loss have lower breast cancer risk than those with stable weight
Genomic Screening Can ID Undetected BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk
82 percent of variant carriers identified in exome sequencing had not undergone prior testing
Treatment Linked to Cognitive Scores in Breast Cancer Survivors
For older survivors, those receiving chemotherapy have increasing worse APE scores
Second Opinion at NCI Center Valuable for Breast CA Patients
Almost 43 percent of those presenting to NCI center for second opinion have change in diagnosis
Most Breast Cancer Diagnoses Given Over the Phone
This represents a reversal, with in-person diagnoses more common before 2006
Promising New Way to Identify Breast Cancer Tumors
Technology can be used to identify the molecular markers of breast cancer tumors
Cardiac Monitoring Needed for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Trastuzumab, certain chemo treatments increase patient risk of heart failure
At Least 15 Men Near Ground Zero Have Breast Cancer
Many exposed to the WTC site appear to experience a greater cancer burden
Case Report Describes 4 Breast Cancer Cases Post Transplant
Single donor transmitted cancer to four recipients; one survived after transplant nephrectomy
Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes Poor for Nursing Home Residents
High rates of one-year mortality and functional decline seen with different types of surgery
