Breast Cancer
A ‘double whammy’: Study aims to improve understanding of breast cancer among young women
Breast cancer accounts for nearly one-third of new cancer diagnoses among women in the United States.
Opt-out breast cancer screening approach more likely to worsen administrative burden
When all eligible patients were automatically referred for breast cancer screening, mammography completion did not improve, but staff burden worsened, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
NYU Langone Health appoints breast cancer specialist as division chief
Nina D’Abreo, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of hematology and medical oncology at NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center — Sunset Park.
Cancer death rate drops by 33%, AACR report shows
Results from the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual Cancer Progress Report revealed that the age-adjusted overall cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by 33% between 1991 and 2020.
Proton beam therapy shortens breast cancer treatment, creating access for more patients
Hypofractionated postmastectomy proton radiotherapy shortened the duration of breast cancer treatment, according to results published in The Lancet Oncology.
Primary care-led survivorship clinics require risk stratification, ‘therapeutic alliance’
Primary care providers play a key role in cancer survivorship, according to a presenter at the Cancer Center Survivorship Research Forum.
New tool incorporates race to better predict risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema
Researchers developed and evaluated streamlined models for predicting and preventing breast cancer-related lymphedema.
Top in women’s health: FDA OKs estradiol gel; surgery improves breast cancer survival
The FDA approved a generic version of estradiol gel to treat moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms.
African genetic ancestry may be linked to breast cancer aggressiveness
Higher African genetic ancestry was associated with more aggressive tumor subtypes at diagnosis among Black women with breast cancer, according to cohort study findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Breast-conserving surgery linked to high survival outcomes for women with breast cancer
Breast-conserving surgery resulted in high overall and disease-free survival rates among patients with breast cancer who underwent surgery in China, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.