Breast Cancer
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Just how much does screening mammography reduce mortality from breast cancer?
2%. That’s the percentage for women 50 to 69 years old, according to a sophisticated observational study from Norway. Kalager M, Zelen M,...
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Breast cancer prevention and Tx: An evidence-based guide
When to begin screening mammography may be the latest controversy, but it’s not the only uncertainty regarding breast health and cancer care. We’...
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An ObGyn’s guide to aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for breast CA
You may not prescribe anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane, but there’s a strong possibility that some of your patients are taking one of these...
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Radiotherapy After Breast Cancer Surgery: Don't Wait
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Safe, Effective Breast Irradiation In Less Time
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Is new-onset breast tenderness after the start of hormone therapy a sign of elevated cancer risk?
Yes.
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Confused about mammography guidelines? 7 questions answered
Breast cancer screening recommendations issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force succeeded—in clouding what’s best, for whom. But the air...
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Bisphosphonates May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
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The case for chemoprevention as a tool to avert breast cancer
Women at high risk of invasive breast cancer can elect chemoprevention with tamoxifen or raloxifene. An aromatase inhibitor may one day be an...
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Problems with Using Women's Cancer Screening Rates to Measure Performance
When a VA audit determined that the San Francisco VA Medical Center had underperformed with regard to breast and cervical cancer screening, these...