Breast Cancer

Women with benign breast disease diagnosed by percutaneous biopsies had an increased overall breast cancer risk compared with the general population, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Surgery.

In a recent survey, 69% of women said their clinician asked them about their concerns regarding breast density, 64% said their clinician discussed future breast cancer risk and 61% had discussions about other breast cancer screening options.

Women in oncology continued to break barriers, unveil new research and accomplish goals in 2023.

Women who choose autologous or implant-based breast reconstruction value different aspects of their treatment compared with those who choose flap breast reconstruction, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

Aditya Bardia, MD, has been appointed to multiple leadership roles at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

This past year, Healio covered numerous developments in artificial intelligence as the technology continues to demonstrate potential for key roles in clinical settings, both now and in the future.

An analysis of global conversations involving more than 1,600 health care professionals on social media in November has revealed collective optimism in response to the approval of a new weight-management option for adults with obesity.

Clinician-patient breast density conversations need to address worries, concerns and unanswered questions, especially for Hispanic and Asian women and those with low literacy, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN ANTONIO — The addition of atezolizumab to chemotherapy, trastuzumab and pertuzumab did not significantly increase pathologic complete response rates among women with HER2-positive breast cancer.

SAN ANTONIO — Women aged 50 years or older who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography 3 years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes to women who received annual mammography.