Breast Cancer News

Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, has been named the inaugural Carol Moss Foundation chair in medical discovery at Cedars-Sinai.

The rate of new cancer diagnoses among adults declined sharply in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results published in The Lancet Oncology.

Overweight/obesity was independently prognostic of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity among patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to a small study.

U.S. regional variations in implicit bias were not associated with breast reconstruction, complications or cost among women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, according to results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country.

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer experienced greater increases in biological aging than women who remained breast cancer-free, according to data published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Electronic health record-based nudges aimed at clinicians appeared to increase tobacco use treatment penetration among patients with cancer during oncology encounters, according to data published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Listening to music during chemotherapy infusion appeared to improve mood and reduce distress among a cohort of patients with cancer, according to study results published in JCO Oncology Practice.

Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity appeared associated with lower risk for cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

Insurance and neighborhood socioeconomic status were significant mediators of inequity in CV mortality among Black and white cancer survivors, according to a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.