Tag: Cancer: Breast
Thyroid Function Level Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Increased risk of breast cancer in women with hyperthyroidism; lower risk for hypothyroidism
ASCO Updates Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Tx Guidance
Five assays show sufficient clinical utility, but don't guide specific regimens
Rates of BRCA Mutation Testing Increasing in Young Women
Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, frequency of testing >95 percent in 2013
Thyroid Cancer Risk Up Following Breast Cancer and Vice Versa
Review finds odds up for developing thyroid or breast cancer as secondary malignancy after the other
Guided Meditation, Music Cuts Anxiety During Breast Biopsy
No adverse effects seen on radiologist-patient communication
Lipofilling of Breast Doesn’t Up Breast Cancer Recurrence
No increase in locoregional recurrence, systemic recurrence, or second breast cancer
Higher Fiber Intake in Youth Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Lower breast cancer risk for higher total, soluble, insoluble fiber intake in early adulthood
Pre-Op MRI Improves Accuracy for Predicting Extent of DCIS
Preoperative MRI adds to accuracy of mammography in predicting disease extent
Clipping Nodes Improves Pathologic Evaluation
Marking nodes with biopsy-confirmed metastatic disease allows for selective removal
Extended Elevated Recurrence Rates for ER-Positive Breast CA
Elevated recurrence rate during extended follow-up for patients with no axillary involvement, + nodes
