Breast Cancer
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Stronger evidence that exercise lowers breast cancer risk
“Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time are already recommended for cancer prevention. Our study adds further evidence that such...
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Time to pull back on postsurgery radiation in breast cancer?
Prospective Dutch study suggests no harm in de-escalating therapy in cT1-2N1 patients.
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Tumor-bed radiotherapy boost reduces DCIS recurrence risk
Regardless of the whole breast irradiation fractionation schedule, a 16 Gy tumor-bed boost halved the risk of DCIS recurrence at 5 years.
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‘Flat denial’ can leave breast cancer patients with lasting scars
“I’ll just leave a little extra skin, in case you change your mind.”
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After cancer, abortion experience highlights post-Roe reality
A 2021 study found the rate of maternal mortality was almost two times higher in states that restricted abortion access compared with those that...
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Does PREDICT accurately estimate breast cancer survival?
“The discordance between OS estimated by PREDICT and the current real-world OS is expected to be even higher.”
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Genetic counseling for cancer often costs patients nothing
Genetic counseling is an important feature of cancer care that can affect treatment decisions and surveillance. But coverage of genetic counseling...
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Node-negative triple-negative breast cancer prognosis lies within stromal lymphocytes
Every 10% increase in stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes was associated with a 19% reduction in the risk of death.
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Hormone therapy didn’t increase recurrence or mortality in women treated for breast cancer
Recurrence was increased with vaginal hormone therapy among those taking aromatase inhibitors.
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Select patients with breast cancer may skip RT after lumpectomy
There is “clearly a population of early-stage breast cancer [patients] who after lumpectomy do not benefit from radiation.”
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Study confirms BRCA1 and BRCA2 linked to seven cancers
Some associations are stronger than others with biliary tract, esophageal, and gastric cancers rising to the top.