MeSH tree: E04.466
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of shorter-course radiation therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer, leading to reduced treatment burden and lower health care spending, according to a new study published ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Women diagnosed with breast cancer are almost immediately confronted with treatment decisions. If a surgical oncologist gives a choice between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy to remove a tumor, that's often because either option ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have analyzed nearly 86,500 surgeries at Baystate Medical Center to identify the top factors that influence inefficiencies in surgeon schedules. Having an efficiently ...
Jun 24, 2026
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A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who took GLP-1 medications were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not take GLP-1 medications, ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Breast cancer impacts over two million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery is the first line of intervention for early-stage breast cancer. This surgery aims ...
May 5, 2026
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After breast cancer surgery, many women are told to limit how much—and how soon—they exercise.
May 1, 2026
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When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her breast had been. The scar ...
Apr 13, 2026
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Women who are treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer often choose to have surgery to reconstruct the breast using an implant. But hard, painful scar tissue can form around the implant, especially when women have radiotherapy ...
Mar 24, 2026
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A new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Levine Cancer has found that a modern technique for locating breast tumors before surgery, called radioactive seed localization ...
Dec 19, 2025
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Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.
Nov 5, 2025
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