New Firearm Injury Numbers; Another Indication for Semaglutide? Also in TTHealthWatch: bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer Aug 03, 2024 podcast
Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor Jul 29, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen Jul 01, 2024
Acupuncture Reduced Hot Flashes Related to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer 64% of women reported at least a 50% reduction in hot flash frequency and severity Jun 24, 2024
Treating Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibitors Results from postMONARCH offer one path Jun 24, 2024 video
Docetaxel Tied to Less Taxane Neuropathy in Black Breast Cancer Patients Dose-limiting toxicity has been linked with worse outcomes specifically in this population Jun 05, 2024
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Picks Up Another Win in HR+/HER2-low Breast Cancer Trastuzumab deruxtecan extended its superiority versus chemotherapy into HER2-ultralow Jun 02, 2024
Most Women Can Have Successful Pregnancies After Breast Cancer Treatment Fertility preservation before treatment strongly predictive of live births, study shows May 24, 2024
Psychostimulant No Help in Relieving Cancer-Related Fatigue No significant differences in outcomes between methylphenidate, placebo May 22, 2024
Fertility Treatment Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors With BRCA Mutations No significant increased risk of recurrence or pregnancy complications May 17, 2024
Atezolizumab Plus Chemo Falters in Rapidly Relapsing TNBC No difference in survival versus chemotherapy alone in patients with PD-L1-positive disease May 16, 2024
Donepezil Flunks Test for Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment No improvement versus placebo in immediate recall or other outcomes in breast cancer survivors May 14, 2024
Will AI Replace Radiologists, or Just Make Them Better Than Ever? Opinions differ on how much physicians should be embracing the technology May 14, 2024
Mortality in U.S. Youth; Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: updated breast cancer screening guidelines May 11, 2024 podcast
USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
ESR1-Driven Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Thwarted by SERDs Time to next treatment reduced in mutant tumors with CDK4/6 inhibitor plus aromatase inhibitor Apr 25, 2024
Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease Apr 20, 2024 podcast
FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84% Apr 18, 2024
Many With Breast Cancer 'Systematically Left Behind,' Report Says Lancet Commission issues recommendations to address inequities in global breast cancer care Apr 15, 2024
Don't Rule Out Breast Cancer Surgery for 90-Year-Olds Retrospective study suggests survival benefit over conservative management Apr 15, 2024
Cryoablation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer a Safe Option in Older Women Breast cancer survival rate was 97% at 5 years Apr 15, 2024
Why Aren't Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame Cost concerns, lack of transportation, and social isolation may all contribute, CDC study finds Apr 09, 2024
Novel PARP1 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Breast Cancer The drug had favorable safety compared with first-generation PARP inhibitors in phase I/II study Apr 09, 2024
Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials? Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all Apr 08, 2024
Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer Apr 03, 2024
More Evidence Ties Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes to TNBC Outcomes Marker of antitumor immune response is associated with lower recurrence risk, improved survival Apr 02, 2024
Some Cancer Patients Can Find It Hard to Tell Family and Friends Recent high-profile examples highlight this reluctance Mar 31, 2024
'Excellent' Outcomes After Complete Response in Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Similar survival regardless of adjuvant therapy, even with omission of RT and axillary dissection Mar 27, 2024
Big Drop in Rate of Ipsilateral Breast Cancer After DCIS Dutch study showed greater than 50% decrease from 1989-2021 with or without adjuvant RT Mar 26, 2024
Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment; Stroke After COVID Vaccination Also in TTHealthWatch: oxygen targets in critically ill people Mar 23, 2024 podcast
Study Shows Feasibility, Safety of Omitting Axillary Surgery in Early Breast Cancer Pathologic CR to guide treatment decisions led to similar outcomes in node-positive disease Mar 22, 2024
Low-Dose RT Boost Wins Support for Young Patients With Early Breast Cancer A 1.6% reduction in locoregional recurrence with higher dose offset by worse cosmetic outcomes Mar 21, 2024
Long-Term Breast Cancer Risk in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Treated With Doxorubicin Dose-dependent increase regardless of age at treatment or chest radiotherapy Mar 19, 2024
