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Written by Glen
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Monday, 16 November 2009 20:45 |
Breast Cancer Articles
Breast Cancer
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MedPage Today Breast Cancer
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- ACS Stats Find Gains in War on Cancer
Cancer is not quite the killer it was 20 years ago. The American Cancer Society found that "age-standardized" cancer deaths among men declined by 21% from 1990, while the rate among women declined by 12% from 1991 to 2006. ...
- Cancer Gene Test Results Often Not Well Explained
Discussions of genetic test results for breast cancer recurrence risk frequently miss the mark for patient comprehension, according to a survey of women with early-stage breast cancer. ...
- SSO: Radiation After Mastectomy May Be Overused
ST. LOUIS -- Many women who undergo mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer may not benefit from radiotherapy, a retrospective, single-center study suggested. ...
- Survival Gain Seen with Prophylactic Breast Removal
Women with breast cancer had better overall survival if they underwent contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, although whether the procedure was responsible is unclear, researchers said. ...
- For Older Women, Exercise May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
For sedentary postmenopausal women, moderate to vigorous exercise for a year reduced levels of estradiol and thus, possibly, the risk of breast cancer, researchers said. ...
- Aspirin Benefit Seen in Established Breast Cancer
Chalk up another use for aspirin: The drug appears to substantially reduce breast cancer survivors' risk of metastasis and death, researchers found. ...
- Breast MRI Does Not Reduce Reoperation Rate
Adding MRI to conventional breast cancer diagnostic techniques failed to reduce the rate of reoperation for incomplete tumor excision, results of a large randomized clinical trial showed. ...
- Shorter Radiation Course Matches Standard for Breast Cancer
Breast cancer patients had similar 10-year recurrence rates and cosmetic outcomes whether they were treated with accelerated, hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation or conventional radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery, a long-term follow-up from a randomized study showed. ...
- SSRI and Tamoxifen Increase Mortality Risk
Overlapping use of tamoxifen and the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) significantly increases the risk of breast cancer mortality, data from a large cohort of breast cancer patients showed. ...
- Low-Dose Radiation in Breast Cancer Gets Support
About 40% of women in two large breast cancer radiotherapy trials reported being concerned about some aspect of body image over the five years following therapy, but there was little difference between those on standard therapy and low-dose regimens, researchers said. ...
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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 November 2009 05:59 |
