May 13th 2024
A large study finds that obesity and metabolic syndrome raise breast cancer mortality risk, but through different mechanisms. Metabolic syndrome is linked to a specific type of breast cancer, whereas obesity increases risk across all breast cancer subtypes.
Women With Extremely Dense Breast Tissue May Not Benefit From 3-D Mammography
July 28th 2020Compared with digital mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, also called 3-dimensional (3-D) mammography, has been proven superior at effectively detecting breast cancer and leading to fewer recall visits, but more information is needed for how subgroups of women with different breast densities benefit from the screening method, especially those classified as having extremely dense breast tissue.
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Germline BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer Does Not Increase Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
July 23rd 2020Women with early-onset germline BRCA-mutated breast cancer can have subsequent pregnancies without increasing their risk for disease recurrence, according to the authors of a recent study in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Diagnostic Delays From COVID-19 May Increase Cancer-Related Deaths, UK Studies Say
July 21st 2020The next several years could bear witness to thousands of additional deaths from cancer that could have been prevented through routine diagnostic care that was delayed because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a pair of studies in The Lancet Oncology.
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Male Breast Cancer Survival Similar to That in Women Despite Treatment Variation
July 17th 2020Because male breast cancer is such a rare disease, few strides have been made that convey advantages in its detection, incidence, and mortality. Most treatment guidelines have been extracted from studies performed among female patients.
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Interval Breast Cancer Found Within 1 Year Linked to Worse Mortality
July 14th 2020Breast cancer diagnosed in the year following a negative result after a mammogram has now been associated with an increase in mortality compared with breast cancer detected at a screening, report JAMA Network Open study results.
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Smoking History May Influence Adverse Outcomes Following Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
July 9th 2020Smoking history can both increase the risk of cancer and create a hypoxic environment within the body, leading to poor outcomes, including less-effective treatment, among patients who undergo radiotherapy.
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Can Early Screening Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality Among Childhood Cancer Survivors?
July 7th 2020In survivors of childhood cancer, early initiation of annual breast cancer screening with MRI, with or without mammography, may reduce breast cancer mortality by half or more, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Study Results Show Possible Link Between Medicaid Expansion, Drop in Advanced Breast Cancer
July 1st 2020Despite ongoing disparities in the use of health care services among races/ethnicities and ages, as well as by insurance status, African American women with advanced breast cancer benefited the most following implementation of the Affordable Care Act in states that chose to expand Medicaid coverage.
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Novel Subcutaneous, At-Home Breast Cancer Treatment Approved
June 30th 2020The FDA approved Phesgo (pertuzumab/trastuzumab/hyaluronidase-zzxf) as a subcutaneous (SC) treatment for adult patients with metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer or early-stage HER-2 positive disease. The treatment combines 2 monoclonal antibodies in a single SC injection.
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Previous Breast Cancer Therapy Not Likely to Affect Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19
June 26th 2020Results from an analysis of patients with breast cancer and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), from Institut Curie hospitals in France, show that mortality is determined more by comorbidities than previous or current treatment for the cancer.
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Black Women With Insulin Resistance May Have Worse Breast Cancer Prognosis
June 24th 2020Elevated insulin levels, which have been shown to promote tumor growth, due to insulin resistance may be linked to a greater prevalence of invasive breast cancer among black women compared with white women.
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