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The Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System cap has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help prevent hair loss in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

FDA Approves Cooling Cap to Reduce Chemo-Linked Hair Loss

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Designed for women diagnosed with breast cancer
Researchers are zeroing in on factors that may increase the risk of leukemia after breast cancer treatment

Etiology of Leukemia in Breast Cancer Survivors Explored

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Family history of cancer, inherited gene mutation seem to raise chances of secondary malignancy
Breast cancer survivors who take antidepressants while on tamoxifen are not at increased risk for cancer recurrence

Antidepressants Don’t Adversely Affect Tamoxifen Efficacy

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No greater risk of breast cancer recurrence seen
Women who receive a false-positive result on a mammogram may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer later

False-Positive Mammogram May Hint at Breast Cancer Risk Later

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But researcher stresses that risk is small
For breast cancer survivors

Anthracyclines More Neurotoxic Than Other Breast CA Regimens

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More negative effects on specific cognitive domains, network connections for breast cancer survivors
Breast density is considered by many an independent risk factor for breast cancer. But new research from Croatia suggests it might not be that critical after all. The findings were scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America

RSNA: Importance of Breast Density in Cancer Risk Questioned

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Croatian study questions the link, but U.S. experts disagree with finding
American women diagnosed with advanced

Survival Up for Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer

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Initial surgery to the primary tumor possibly be a factor
Telephone weight-loss counseling is similarly effective to in-person counseling for breast cancer survivors with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m²

Telephone Counseling Benefits Overweight Breast CA Survivors

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Telephone counseling is similarly effective to in-person counseling for breast cancer survivors
For women with early-stage breast cancer

Impact of Recurrence Score Assay Varies With Patient Age

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For women with early-stage breast cancer, testing lowers chemo use, costs among women <55 years
For patients undergoing post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT)

Lower Costs for Hypofractionated Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy

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Compared with conventionally fractionated PMRT, Hf-PMRT significantly reduces costs per patient