Breast Cancer

Premenopausal women with a first-degree family history of breast cancer had greater mammographic breast density than those without a family history of breast cancer, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

In vitro and in vivo evidence has suggested that aspirin may have an antitumor effect, and several studies revealed longer survival in patients with breast cancer who used aspirin regularly compared with nonusers, according to researchers.

Only 7.5% of oncology trials conducted between 2008 and 2020 investigated surgical interventions, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with a history of ductal carcinoma in situ reported confusion and concern about diagnosis and treatment of the noninvasive breast condition, according to results of a national web-based survey published in Cancer.

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki improved outcomes among patients with HER2-low unresectable or metastatic breast cancer, according to topline data released by the agent’s manufacturer.

Initial breast cancer care across the United States is inconsistent, which is largely attributed to regional factors rather than patient factors, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

Use of aspirin failed to prolong invasive DFS among patients with breast cancer, according to results of a randomized phase 3 study presented during the ASCO Plenary Series.

February is National Cancer Prevention Month.

Patients with triple-negative breast cancer have a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors that increase their risk for noncancer morbidity and mortality, according to study results.

Breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-associated death among Black women in the U.S., according to an American Cancer Society report.