Tag: Cancer: Breast
Family Hx, Mutation Position Key Variables in BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk
Study findings provide cancer risk patterns based on BRCA status using prospective data
Nurse-Led Psych Intervention Beneficial in Breast Cancer
Participants with high risk of depression reported lower mood disturbance, anxiety, depression
ASCO: Recent Drop in Additional Surgery Post Lumpectomy
Decrease was concomitant with 2014 consensus statement endorsing a margin of no ink on tumor
ASCO: Olaparib Efficacious in BRCA-Related Breast Cancer
May offer a new treatment for women with advanced BRCA-related disease, researchers say
Certain Breast CA Patients Benefit From Adjuvant Capecitabine
Capecitabine cut risk of relapse, death by 30 percent over five years, researchers say
Daily Texting Effectively Monitors Rx Adherence, Side Effects
Most patients with breast cancer taking endocrine therapy report intervention helpful in taking drugs
Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer
Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Affect Breast Cancer Risk
Small glass of wine each day can up odds of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer
More U.S. Women Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Better treatments, aging population may explain trend, researchers say
Tai Chi Can Help Relieve Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors
Study found it as effective as CBT for improving sleep and depression
