Breast Cancer News

Two-thirds of patients with breast cancer treated with taxane-based therapy experienced clinically meaningful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms during the first year of treatment, according to prospective study results.

Rates of past-year screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer in 2021 remained below prepandemic levels as millions of eligible Americans continued to forgo testing, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The economic cost of cancer worldwide from 2020 to 2050 will be $25.2 trillion in international dollars, according to results of a decision analytical modeling study published in JAMA Oncology.

Black women with ER-positive, early-stage breast cancer appeared at significantly higher risk for death than their white counterparts, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Healio | HemOnc Today is excited to announce a new physician leadership structure, which features seven Associate Medical Editors from various subspecialty areas within oncology and hematology.

Improvement in the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 CV health score was associated with lower risk for cancer and CVD during nearly 25 years of follow-up, researchers reported.

Researchers observed significant racial disparities in all-cause and CVD mortality among adults with cancer, with wider gaps found among patients younger than 55 years, according to a study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

SAN FRANCISCO — The newly reignited Cancer Moonshot is centered on the goal to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over the next 25 years.

Omission of whole-breast irradiation did not appear to have a negative impact on survival or risk for distant metastases among older women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to phase 3 study results.

A program that combined physical activity with psychological therapy appeared to improve mental and physical health, as well as quality of life, among patients with cancer and survivors.