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Confused about Mammogram Guidelines? Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr. Monique Gary Shares Her Best Advice Confused about Mammogram Guidelines? Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr. Monique Gary Shares Her Best Advice
Active Monitoring May Be a Safe Treatment Option for Many Women with DCIS Breast Cancer, New Study Suggests Active Monitoring May Be a Safe Treatment Option for Many Women with DCIS Breast Cancer, New Study Suggests

In a new study, women with low-risk DCIS breast cancer who underwent active monitoring had similar recurrence rates as women who underwent surgery to remove their cancer.
Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S. Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S.

A new study finds more women are being diagnosed with late-stage, invasive breast cancer at their initial presentation. The largest annual increase was seen in women 20-39 years of age.
New Vaccine Shows Promise Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer New Vaccine Shows Promise Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

A new vaccine tested on 18 women with triple-negative breast cancer triggered a strong immune response, according to researchers who say 16 participants remain cancer-free three years after treatment.
The Impact of Obesity on Certain Types of Breast Cancer May Be Underestimated The Impact of Obesity on Certain Types of Breast Cancer May Be Underestimated

A new study finds nearly 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive cancers may be linked to excess body fat.
Breast Cancer Death Rates in the U.S. Continue to Drop Breast Cancer Death Rates in the U.S. Continue to Drop

The overall breast cancer mortality rate has dropped 44% since 1989, but researchers say not all women are benefitting from this progress.
False-Positive Mammograms Are Discouraging Many Women from Future Screenings False-Positive Mammograms Are Discouraging Many Women from Future Screenings

A new study finds women who receive false-positive mammogram results are failing to return for future screenings. Researchers say the anxiety may be keeping them away.
Gestational Diabetes Does Not Raise a Woman’s Risk for Breast Cancer After Pregnancy, a New Study Finds Gestational Diabetes Does Not Raise a Woman’s Risk for Breast Cancer After Pregnancy, a New Study Finds

Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy face no higher odds of developing premenopausal or postmenopausal breast cancer, according to researchers.
Cancer Rates Rising in Gen Xers and Millennials. The Question Is Why? Cancer Rates Rising in Gen Xers and Millennials. The Question Is Why?

Researchers analyzed cancer incidence and mortality rates across generations and found a significant increase in many types of cancer among Generation X and millennials.
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Could AI Plus Lasers Help Catch Very Early Breast Cancers?

Very early-stage breast cancers are notoriously tough to spot via mammograms, but new technology might make detection easier.

According to a new study published recently in the

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  • December 26, 2024
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    • Some Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Post-Op Chest Wall Radiation

    Radiation therapy for breast cancer comes with a host of side effects, including conditions as serious as heart problems and pneumonia.

    Now, a new study says some breast cancer patients can safely skip radiation therapy without risking their cancer coming back.

    Women who didn&rs...

    Study Supports Tamoxifen for DCIS Early Breast Cancers

    The established hormone therapy drug tamoxifen can significantly decrease the risk of cancer recurring in women with an early, low-risk form of breast cancer, a new study says.

    Women who took tamoxifen after undergoing a lumpectomy to remove

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  • December 16, 2024
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    • Newer Drug Could Be Advance Against Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancers

    An experimental hormone therapy pill has shown promise in extending the lives of women with tough-to-treat advanced breast cancer, a new clinical trial shows.

    The drug,

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  • December 13, 2024
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    • 'Watch and Wait' May Equal Active Treatment for Early DCIS Breast Cancers, Studies Find

    A “watch-and-wait” strategy might be the best option for some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer.

    According to two new studies presented Thursday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, active monitoring of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) resulted in breast...

    Breast, Ovary Removal Can Lengthen Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes

    It's a decision no woman wants to have to make, but new research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from returning if they have their breasts or ovaries removed.

    Breast cancer patients aged 40 or younger with BRCA mutations...

    Women With Cancer Can Safely Use Rogaine to Curb Hair Loss

    Women worried about losing their locks during chemotherapy can safely take hair-loss drugs during breast cancer care, a new study says.

    Minoxidil - the active ingredient in the over-the-counter Rogaine -- is commonly prescribed for ha...

    Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

    “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.

    That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.

    Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the past 45 years than advances in tr...

    Yoga Helps Women Deal With the Mental Stress of Cancer

    A cancer diagnosis can bring overwhelming stress and depression to women, but new research suggests yoga can help ease that emotional toll.

    “A wellness intervention that integrates yoga and psychological tools may strengthen the connections among the mind, body and spirit, leading to a better and more meaningful quality of life,” said study senior author

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  • November 25, 2024
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    • New Therapeutic Vaccine Gives Hope Against an Aggressive Breast Cancer

    An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests.

    The vaccine appears to be safe and effective against triple-negative breast cancer -- a type that can’t be treated with hormone th...

    Aerobic Exercise May Ease 'Brain Fog' of Breast Cancer Chemo

    Women fighting breast cancer can relieve some of their chemotherapy “brain fog” through aerobic exercise, a new clinical trial in Canada suggests.

    Breast cancer patients on chemo who participated in a regular aerobics class reported that they felt sharper and had better quali...

    Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low

    Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research finds.

    In the study of 150,000 Danish women, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers...

    Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer

    Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found.

    Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social and emotional connections, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the journal Cancer Causes & Contro...

    Obesity Could Cause 40% of Hormone-Positive Breast Cancers in Older Women

    Obesity is a more powerful driver of breast cancer than previously thought, a new study suggests.

    About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women might be linked to excess body fat, researchers reported Oct. 15 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Healt...

    Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 -- An Expert Explains Why

    Women typically are urged to start receiving regular mammograms at age 40, but some might need to start even sooner, experts say.

    Specific risk factors that increase risk of early breast cancer might prompt young women to consider getting screened earlier, ...

    Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds

    Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds.

    “For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we once thought were driven by chemotherapy are also present in women undergoing radiation and surgery,” said study lead author Judith Carroll.

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    New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain

    A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients who have developed tumors in their brains, new clinical trial results show.

    On average, patients receiving the drug

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  • October 8, 2024
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    • What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.

    To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offer tips on navigating the disease.

    First, any treatment will depend on the stage and type of

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  • October 5, 2024
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    • U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain

    While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns.

    Death rates for American Indian and Alaska Native women haven't changed for the past 30 years, according to the new report. And breast cancer incidence continues to grow -- rising 1% a year between 2012-2021. The biggest increases were amon...

    Shorter Course of Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Affect Breast Reconstruction

    A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds.

    About 40 percent of people with breast cancer have mastectomies, followed by five to six weeks of radiation therapy to kill any can...

    Almost 200 Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are Found in Food Packaging

    Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer, a new study warns.

    Commonly used food packaging materials contain 189 chemicals that can potentially cause breast cancer, ...

    FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali

    Women with early stage breast cancer may now take Kisquali, a medication already approved for advanced disease, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expanded approval of the treatment, drug maker Novartis announced Tuesday.

    “The FDA approval of Kisqali for this early breast cancer population, including those with NO [hasn...

    Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer

    Black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast cancer than white women, a new review finds.

    Overall, the increased survival risk for Black women ranges from 17% to 50%, depending on the type of breast cancer, researchers found.

    For ex...

    Everything You Need to Know About Breast Density, From the Experts

    As a new federal regulation that requires mammography centers to tell their patients how dense their breasts are takes effect, experts explain what breast density is and why it is important.

    The American College of Surgeons' N...

    False-Positive Mammogram Result Has Many Women Quitting Mammography

    A significant number of women stop getting regular mammograms after being frightened by a “false positive” scan that incorrectly suggests they have breast cancer, a new study finds.

    About 77% of women return for a regular mammogram after a negative result that shows they’re clea...

    Study Supports Annual Mammograms for Women Over 40

    A new study supports the notion that women age 40 and older get a mammogram each year rather than every two years, to help catch breast cancers early.

    The rate at which mammograms revealed a tumor in its later stages was significantly lower among women who got an annual m...

    Post-Op Radiation May Give Long-Term Protection Against Breast Cancer's Return

    Radiation therapy following surgery can keep breast cancer from returning for up to 10 years, a new study claims.

    The study supports the current standard  of care for early-stage breast cancer, which involves surgery followed by radiation therapy, researchers said.

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    Gestational Diabetes Won't Raise Women's Odds for Breast Cancer

    About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes.

    It's linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is growing although they usually resolve by the time of delivery.

    Now, a new study delivers reassuring news for women h...

    U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening

    Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers.

    Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for br...

    Depression May Lower Breast Cancer Survival

    Depression can lower a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study reports.

    Women with breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die as women without either condition, researchers found.

    By comparison, breast cancer patients who arenââ‚...

    Why Are Cancer Rates Rising Among Gen X, Millennials?

    Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports.

    Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known cancer types, researchers found.

    For example, people born in 1990 have two to three times higher...

    Early Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer

    Women who experience early menopause appear to be at greater risk of breast cancer, a new study reports.

    Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were nearly twice as likely to have breast cancer compared to others their age, researchers found.

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    • Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer

    Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the other breast.

    But that decision may not offer any real benefit in terms of survival, an exhaustive new study of more than 600,000 patients tracked for two decades has found.

    Canadian researchers report that wh...

    Too Many Breast Cancer Survivors Miss Out on Genetic Screening

    Many breast cancer patients aren’t getting genetic counseling and testing that could help them get the most effective treatment, a new study finds.

    Only three-quarters of patients eligible for genetic testing after their breast cancer diagnosis actually received it, researchers...

    Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk

    Hormone therapy for breast cancer might reduce a woman's later risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

    Overall, hormone therapy is associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's or a related dementia later in life, according to findings published July 16 in the journal ...

    Shannen Doherty Dies of Breast Cancer at 53

    Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles in 1990s television hits such as "Beverly Hills, 90210"and "Charmed," has died at 53 after a long struggle with breast cancer.

    In a statement, Doherty's publicist, Leslie Sloane, said she died Saturday at her home in Malib...

    American Indian/Alaska Native Breast Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Reconstruction

    After a mastectomy, some women are less likely than others to have breast reconstruction surgery.

    Rates of the surgery are consistently lower among American Indian and Alaskan native women than among non-Hispanic white women, according to a new study that pointed to age, stage of cancer and insura...

    Tai Chi Can Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors in Many Ways

    Tai Chi appears to improve sleep, and as a result reduces inflammation and boosts the immune systems of breast cancer survivors, a new study says.

    The ancient Chinese martial arts practice relies on slow, precise movements performed as the person breathes deeply and focuses attention ...

    Combo Drug Boosts Survival in Some Women With Early Breast Cancer

    FRIDAY, June 28, 20204 (HealthDay news) -- An immunotherapy/chemotherapy combo drug can help early-stage breast cancer patients remain cancer-free following treatment, a new trial shows.

    The combo drug, Kadcyla, is already approved to ...

    Acupuncture Can Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

    Acupuncture can help breast cancer patients deal with the hot flashes that often accompany hormone therapy, a new clinical trial says.

    Nearly 2 in 3 women who got acupuncture during hormone therapy reported fewer and less intense hot flashes, results show.

    Hormone therapy blocks...

    AI Plus Mammograms Might Boost Breast Cancer Detection

    Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve doctors' assessments of mammograms, accurately detecting even the smallest breast cancers with fewer scary false positive readings, a new study shows.

    AI-assisted mammography detected significantly more breast cancers, with a lower false-pos...

    Very Early Menopause Could Raise Odds for Breast, Ovarian Cancers

    Menopause before the age of 40 could raise a woman's long-term risk for breast or ovarian cancers, new research suggests.

    Besides that, "there is also higher risk of breast, prostate and colon cancer in relatives of these women" noted study author Dr. Corrine Welt. She's chief of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes...

    AI Might Help Spot Breast Cancer's Spread Without Biopsy

    New AI can help detect breast cancer that is spreading to other parts of the body, without the need for biopsies, a new study finds.

    The AI analyzes MRI scans to detect the presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes under the arms, researchers said.

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    Most Young Breast Cancer Survivors Can Have Children

    Most young breast cancer survivors can go on to have children despite the effects of their lifesaving treatment, a new study shows.

    About 73% of breast cancer survivors attempting to conceive achieved a pregnancy and 65% had a live birth, researchers report.

    Those who opted for ...

    Fertility Treatments Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors With Cancer-Linked Genes

    Fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other methods don't boost the odds for tumor recurrence in young women who've survived breast cancer and carry the BRCA cancer genes, a reassuring, new report finds.

    The issue had been in question because breast tissue can be sensitive to hormones and many assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) involve a temporary boost...

    Olivia Munn Underwent Hysterectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Actress and "X-men" star Olivia Munn has revealed that she underwent egg retrieval and then a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

    In an article published on Mother's Day, Munn told Vogue she opted for hysterectomy because it allowed her to avoid using an estrogen-suppressing cancer drug called Lupron, which left her drained of energy.

    Munn, 43, said she m...

    All Women Need Mammograms Beginning at Age 40, Expert Panel Says

    All women should start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40, the nation's top panel of preventive health experts announced Tuesday.

    About 20% more lives can be saved from breast cancer by moving the regular screening age up to age 40, rather than starting at age 50,...

    Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Odds for Second Cancer

    People lucky enough to survive a breast cancer may still face heightened risks for other cancers later, a new study shows.

    The researchers stressed that the absolute risk of a secondary cancer to any one survivor is still low. However, relative to folks who've never had breast cancer,...

    Relationship With Partner Affects Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors

    A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds.

    Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners, researchers said.

    Those women in a solid relationship with...

    Why Healthy Eating Is Key for Breast Cancer Survivors

    Eating healthy can lower the risk of heart disease in breast cancer survivors, a new study has found.

    Heart disease is a top cause of death in women who've survived breast cancer, likely due to the toxic effects of chemo, radiation and targeted cancer thera...

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