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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with false positive screening mammograms have a heightened risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer years later, but the reason remains mysterious, researchers say. An increased risk of breast cancer among women with […]
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VIENNA — A new population-based study from 5 countries has found that, overall, new cancer incidence appears to be about the same for type 1 diabetes as it is for type 2 diabetes patients. The findings also likely rule […]
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SAN FRANCISCO ― Radiation therapy (RT) did not increase the incidence of lymphedema in patients with node-negative breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving therapy, according to a secondary analysis of a large clinical trial. “There is no evidence to suggest […]
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The latest international consensus guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer were published online September 18 in the Annals of Oncology and September 20 in the Breast. The advanced breast cancer 2 (ABC2) guidelines urge more research and […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adherence rates are lower and discontinuation rates are higher with brand name aromatase inhibitors (AIs) than with the less expensive generic equivalents, according to pharmacy claims data. “Knowing the profound benefits of aromatase inhibitors […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first CT system that provides three-dimensional (3D) images for diagnostic breast imaging. The Koning Breast CT (KBCT), which does not require compression of the breast, “should be read along […]
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Many women diagnosed with breast cancer in 1 breast eventually decide to have the other, healthy breast removed, in the mistaken belief that doing so will reduce their risk for recurrence. While fear of recurrence appears to drive the […]
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When a postmenopausal woman complains, “my bra is killing me,” it can be safely chalked up to a poor fit, not to an increased risk for breast cancer. In a large population-based case–control study of postmenopausal women conducted in […]
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In women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, taking soy protein supplements boosted the expression of tumor genes associated with cell proliferation, in a recent randomized trial. Many women take tremendous amounts of soy thinking it will prevent breast cancer […]
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Breast-feeding might lower the risk for aggressive breast cancer in black women in the United States. A new study shows that parous women are at higher risk for estrogen-receptor (ER)-negative and triple-negative breast cancer, but that lactation might ameliorate the […]
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