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Most patients with breast cancer treated with radiation therapy report that their experience was less scary than they expected

ASTRO: Patient Experience of Radiation Better Than Expected

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Few breast cancer patients agree that negative stories they initially heard/read were actually true
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes may be prognostic for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer among African-American patients

TILs Prognostic in Black Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

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Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may be prognostic for early-stage TNBC in African-American patients
General and central obesity are associated with breast cancer risk

General, Central Obesity Linked to Specific Breast Cancer Risk

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General obesity, indicated by BMI, more strongly linked to ER+/PR+ subtype
Patients with fibrous dysplasia are at increased risk for breast cancer

Fibrous Dysplasia Associated With Increased Breast Cancer Risk

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Breast cancer risk is more than three times as high in FD patients as in the general population
Ten-year overall survival for primary breast cancer patients treated with sentinel lymph node dissection alone is similar to that seen in those treated with axillary lymph node dissection

Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection Non-Inferior to Axillary Node

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Findings among women with T1 or T2 invasive primary breast cancer
Multivitamin use before diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with reduced risk of symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Multivitamin Use May Cut Risk of Chemo-Induced Neuropathy

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Use before breast cancer diagnosis tied to reduced symptoms of peripheral neuropathy
Many non-hormone options and therapies are available for the treatment of estrogen-depletion symptoms in breast cancer survivors

Options Available for Estrogen Depletion After Breast Cancer

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Women should be encouraged to optimize lifestyle and should not be treated with hormone therapy
There is an association between living in areas with high amounts of ambient nighttime light and slightly increased odds for breast cancer in younger women who smoke

Outdoor Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

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Link found between ambient light and higher odds in young, smoking females, but more research needed
More than half of newly diagnosed patients with early-stage breast cancer consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

One-Quarter With Early Breast Cancer Strongly Considers CPM

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Decision factors most valued include avoiding worry about recurrence, reducing need for surgery
For women in Finland

Endometrial Ablation Doesn’t Increase Cancer Risk

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No increased risk of endometrial, breast cancer for women in Finland treated with endometrial ablation