The One Place You’re Probably Forgetting When You Do A Breast Check
Every year, about 264,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. The enormity of this number underscores the importance of understanding your personal risk, abiding by guidelines for screenings and being otherwise on alert for any early signs of the disease. Although many cancer organizations have shifted their recommendations away from monthly […]
Breast Cancer Survivors Who Work Out See Heart Benefits
Physical activity among long-term breast cancer survivors was associated with better global longitudinal strain (GLS), though not left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), data from a cohort study found. Compared with inactive survivors, moderately active breast cancer survivors had a 35% lower risk of abnormal GLS (relative risk [RR] 0.65, 95% CI 0.45-0.94) while active survivors […]
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Millions of U.S. women missed breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. It found that compared to 2018, the number of women in 2020 who said they had breast cancer screening in the past year fell by […]
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Ushers in New Treatment Era for HER2-Low Breast Cancer
CHICAGO — Patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) achieved significant improvements in survival compared with those treated with chemotherapy alone, according to results from the DESTINY-Breast04 Trial. In the phase III international study, among a population of 494 patients with both HR-positive disease (88.7%) and HR-negative disease (11.3%), the risk […]
The paired perils of breast cancer and diabetes
Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes would seem to be distinctly different diseases, with commonality only in their commonality. Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed malignancy after some types of skin cancer; approximately 1 in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. More than 10 percent of […]
Study Confirms Declining Mammography Rates in Breast Cancer Survivors
Rates of follow-up mammography among breast cancer survivors declined significantly during the last decade, particularly among younger women, an analysis of health claims data showed. Rates of annual mammography decreased from 74.1% in 2004 to 67.1% in 2016, with all of the decline occurring from 2009 to 2016. Among breast cancer survivors ages 40 to […]
Fluorescence-Guided Lumpectomy Shows Promise
A fluorescence-guided imaging system could improve intraoperative detection of residual breast cancer in women undergoing lumpectomy, a prospective single-arm study suggested. The system, which incorporates the activatable fluorescent imaging agent pegulicianine (LUM015) had higher sensitivity, though lower specificity, than standard pathology review of the main lumpectomy specimen, reported Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, of Duke University […]
Antibody with engineered peptide targets bone metastasis: Enhanced breast cancer drug could halt spread
A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone. A study by scientists at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated the effective treatment of such cancers in rodent models, bringing hope for new therapies to treat bone metastases. The open-access […]
Spicy breast milk? Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating
Breast milk is the first food that babies consume. Various studies have suggested that the “taste experience” in early childhood influences eating behavior in adults. Unlike standardized infant formula, natural milk does not taste and smell the same every day. The differences are largely due to the maternal diet. No one-to-one transfer However, the taste […]
Spicy breast milk? Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating
Breast milk is the first food that babies consume. Various studies have suggested that the “taste experience” in early childhood influences eating behavior in adults. Unlike standardized infant formula, natural milk does not taste and smell the same every day. The differences are largely due to the maternal diet. No one-to-one transfer However, the taste […]