Breast Cancer
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Adhering to endocrine therapy is hard. What can be done?
Given the array of potential obstacles to endocrine therapy adherence, improving long-term use may be equally complex.
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Cancer incidence has increased in patients under age 50
“Prevention and early detection measures are urgently required, along with identifying optimal treatment strategies for early-onset cancers, which...
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Have early-onset cancer cases soared? Not so fast, experts say
“Epidemic news, but no epidemic of cancer.”
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Discussing family history post–genetic testing may prevent breast cancer overtreatment
A first-degree family history confers higher cancer risk, thus family history should be taken into consideration to limit exposing lower-risk...
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The safety of vaginal estrogen in breast cancer survivors
Concomitant use of vaginal estrogen and aromatase inhibitors was associated with a higher risk for breast cancer recurrence than was use of...
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Survey: Lack of awareness hampers cancer prevention efforts
Various guidelines that address physicians' role in patient awareness and knowledge focus on assessing patient needs and readiness to learn,...
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Exercise tied to lower mortality risk across cancer types
Regular exercise can significantly reduce a cancer survivor’s mortality from cancer or other causes.
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AI mammogram screening is equivalent to human readers
“That the AI system was able to match the performance of the average reader in this specialized group of mammogram readers indicates the...
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Mammography breast density reporting: What it means for clinicians
Should this be something that we talk to patients about, utilizing shared decision-making to decide about whether follow-up testing is necessary...
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Do AI chatbots give reliable answers on cancer? Yes and no
“The chatbot was most likely to mix in incorrect recommendations among correct ones, an error difficult even for experts to detect.”
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No link between most cancers and depression/anxiety: Study
The findings “may help health professionals to alleviate feelings of guilt and self-blame in patients with cancer who attribute their diagnosis to...