Breast Cancer
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Breast Screening Linked to Cancer 'Overdiagnosis' in Norway
Major Finding: The estimated rate of overdiagnosis of breast cancer by screening mammography was 15%-25% in Norway.Data Source: The investigators...
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Estrogen-Only HT Also Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Of the 121,700 study participants in the Nurses’ Health Study who were aged 30-55 years in 1976, women who used estrogen-only...
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Identify Depressive Symptoms Early in Breast Cancer Patients
Major Finding: Almost one in four women had a combined state anxiety and depressive symptoms before their diagnosis of breast cancer, and a higher...
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Estrogen Protects Against Breast Cancer Long After Treatment
Major Finding: After 12 years of follow-up, women in the WHI who had taken estrogen had a significantly lower rate of invasive breast cancer (0.27...
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VEGF-Targeting Cancer Drugs Raise Risk of Fatal Side Effects
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ACOG Releases Guideline for Breast Cancer Management
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Lynch Syndrome Linked to Breast, Pancreatic Cancers
Major Finding: Lynch syndrome increases the risk of breast cancer 4-fold, and the risk of pancreatic cancer 11-fold.
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Breast Cancer Mortality Rises with Age in Older Women
Major Finding: The rate of death from breast cancer rose from 5.7% in women younger than 65, to 6.3% in women aged 65-74, and to 8.3% in women...
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Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Linked to BMD Loss
Major Finding: The percent loss in total volumetric BMD at the distal radius was three times greater after 2 years on exemestane (6.1%) than...
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Re-Excision Rates After Breast-Conserving Surgery Vary Greatly
Major Finding: The rate of re-excision after initial breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer varied from 0% to 70% across different...
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Bevacizumab Boosts Treatment Responses in Early Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Adding bevacizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy increased the rate of pathological complete response from 28.2% to 34.5% in one...