Breast Cancer

A woman in her late 50s is currently receiving treatment for her second bout of breast cancer. She is thought to be in remission, but Neelam Desai, MD, worries about more than just the disease.

Two blood-based biomarkers may help identify patients with cancer who are more likely to experience gastrointestinal symptoms during chemotherapy.

Certain natural compounds derived from soy and other plants can significantly reduce the risk for breast cancer recurrence or death, data published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum suggest.

Preterm and early-term birth rates increased significantly from 2014 to 2022, with a 42% increase in births at 37 weeks’ gestation, according to CDC researchers. Rates of late-term and post-term births fell during the same period.

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed with breast cancer, the utilization of TNF inhibitors and other biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has not risen for more than a decade, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Taxane-based chemotherapy appeared safe and effective during pregnancy for young women with breast cancer, according to study results.

SAN ANTONIO — Women with breast cancer who harbored a BRCA1 mutation and developed contralateral breast cancer had a mortality risk double that of women who did not develop contralateral breast cancer, according to study results.

I am a medical oncologist from Mexico City and my main practice is at an academic institution where we mostly focus on patients with breast cancer. However, like many oncologists in Mexico, I also have some private practice where I see patients with all cancer types.

From 2000-2019, breast cancer incidence rates increased among women aged 20 to 49 years, with more elevated rates among non-Hispanic Black women aged 20 to 29 and 30 to 39 years, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Considering conflicting clinical guidelines, primary care providers should focus on individualized decision-making when deciding if and when a patient should be screened for breast cancer, according to experts.