Breast Cancer
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Breast Cancer Linked to Benign Thyroid Disease
Major Finding: Women with breast cancer were threefold more likely to have prevalent autoimmune thyroiditis and twice as likely to be positive for...
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Early Oophorectomy Linked to Osteoporosis, Arthritis
Major Finding: The age-standardized mean femoral neck bone density was significantly lower in women with oophorectomy before age 45 than in those...
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Breast Cancer Vaccine Begins Phase III Trial
Major Finding: Disease-free survival at a median follow-up of 5 years was 95.9% in breast cancer patients who received the E75 vaccine with twice-...
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Breast-Mammogram Detector Mismatch Results in Excess Radiation
Major Finding: Screening mammogram patients with correctly matched breast and detector sizes received an average mean glandular dose per breast of...
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Political Battles Brew Over Breast Density
Expert Commentary
What is the recommended approach to a breast mass in a woman younger than 25 years?
Even though cancer is rare in this age group, all masses should be evaluated by palpation and ultrasonographic imaging performed by an expert,...
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Radiotherapy halves the rate of recurrence after breast-conserving cancer surgery
In the latest analysis from the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group, radiotherapy proved effective at reducing the rate of...
News for Your Practice
Daughters whose mothers are known carriers of genetic breast cancer are anxious and uninformed
New breast cancer research unveiled at Era of Hope conference shows young women should be screened starting at age 25
Expert Commentary
Can nonhormonal treatments relieve hot flushes in breast Ca survivors?
Yes. A Cochrane Review found clonidine, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs),...
Expert Commentary
Just how much does screening mammography reduce mortality from breast cancer?
2%. That’s the percentage for women 50 to 69 years old, according to a sophisticated observational study from Norway. Kalager M, Zelen M,...
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Breast cancer prevention and Tx: An evidence-based guide
When to begin screening mammography may be the latest controversy, but it’s not the only uncertainty regarding breast health and cancer care. We’...