Breast Cancer

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Komal Jhaveri, MD, about breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment, where the field is evolving with anti-body drug conjugates and more.

Rates of early death from gynecologic cancers were higher among Black women compared with women of other races and ethnicities, recent data show.

CHICAGO — Both yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy helped alleviate insomnia among cancer survivors and led to improvement in cancer-related fatigue, results from a randomized phase 3 study showed.

Many women aged 75 years and older are aware of the importance of breast cancer screening and desire to continue screening regardless of health status or age, according to a scoping review published in BMC Women’s Health.

The FDA approved a new liquid formulation of thiotepa for the treatment of with adenocarcinoma of the breast or ovary, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

Acupuncture significantly reduced hot flashes and improved quality of life in women receiving endocrine therapy for breast cancer in three parallel randomized trials, according to results published in Cancer.

Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO, has been named the new CEO for the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

In Food and Drug Administration et al v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the FDA, preserving access to mifepristone for medication abortion under rules adopted in 2016.

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, received the Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.