Oncology & Cancer
Man's mammogram: AP writer gets test usually done on women
When I arrived for my first mammogram it didn't take long for my sense of secrecy to shatter.
Jul 26, 2017
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News tagged with invasive breast cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Research evaluates impact of surgical modality on breast-specific sensuality
Does the type of surgery used to treat breast cancer impact a woman's sensuality and sexual function in survivorship? New research from Women & Infants Hospital analyzed the association of surgical modality with sexual function ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Molecular changes with age in normal breast tissue are linked to cancer-related changes
Several known factors are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer including increasing age, being overweight after menopause, alcohol intake, and family history. However, the underlying biologic mechanisms through ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Trends in reoperation after initial lumpectomy for breast cancer
Monica Morrow, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and coauthors investigated the impact of a 2014 consensus statement endorsing a minimal negative margin for invasive breast cancer on postlumpectomy ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding a second HER2 blocker may lower chance of invasive breast cancer for some women
A phase III clinical trial of 4,805 women with HER2-positive breast cancer suggests adding a second HER2 targeted medicine, pertuzumab (Perjeta), to standard of care trastuzumab (Herceptin) after surgery may help, although ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Is the developed world we've created giving us cancer?
I had assumed that the small lump in my breast was a blocked milk duct from nursing my seven-month-old son. The news that I had stage 2 breast cancer stunned.
Jun 5, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover tumor cells stiffen before becoming invasive
A study recently published in Nature Communications shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state prior to becoming malignant. The discovery, made by a research team led by Florence Janody, from Instituto Gulbenkian ...
May 16, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find regular use of aspirin can lower risk of breast cancer for women
A City of Hope-led study found that the use of low-dose aspirin (81mg) reduces the risk of breast cancer in women who are part of the California's Teacher's Study. This study—which is the first to suggest that the reduction ...
May 1, 2017
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Surgery
Different databases, differing statistics on racial disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy
Three major national databases include varying estimates of racial gaps in the use of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy for breast cancer, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...
Mar 30, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer increases the risk of second primary lung cancer
East Asian female breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy have a higher risk of developing second primary lung cancer.
Feb 16, 2017
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