New Mammogram-Based Measures Improve Breast Cancer Prediction
New mammogram-based risk measures based on brightness and texture improve breast cancer risk prediction beyond an established measure of mammographic density.
Breast Cancer
Top November 2020 FDA Approvals
Several previously FDA-approved medicines were approved for additional uses in November 2020.
Analysis Identified Patient-Reported Outcomes Associated With Whole-Breast Radiotherapy
Review of patient-reported outcomes identified posttreatment symptoms ranging in severity from pain to bother in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Nurse Practitioner Role Improves Radiation Oncology Follow-Up Care, Patient Experience
A posttreatment program demonstrated that nurse practitioner-led follow-up visits can be an essential component of radiation therapy.
Can Earlier Mammographic Screenings Affect Mortality Rates?
A study in The Lancet Oncology examined the age when breast cancer screenings commonly begin, and whether researchers feel it should be sooner.
Breast Cancer Survival Among Black Women Increased at American College of Surgeons-Affiliated Centers
The survival of Black women was highest at ACS-affiliated hospitals for both overall survival and breast cancer–specific survival after adjusting for all covariates.
Breast Cancer Surgery Found to Be Safe in Older Women
Breast cancer surgery is safe in women 70 years and older.
Some Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Found to Be at Risk of Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery
Patients with early-stage breast cancer who undergo mastectomy with or without reconstruction are at risk of prolonged opioid use.
Insulin Resistance May Add to Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Prognosis
Insulin resistance is one factor mediating part of the association between race and poor prognosis in breast cancer.
Nurse-Led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Management of Hot Flushes in Women With a History of Breast Cancer
Previous studies investigated the benefits of CBT delivered by clinical psychologists. In this study, researchers sought to determine its benefits when delivered by breast care nurses trained in the intervention.
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