Geographic Region Linked to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Black and non-Black breast cancer patients, geographic region is significantly associated with risk for treatment delays, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Cancer.Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes,…
Learn MoreResearch Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some women with cancer in one breast may have a greater risk of developing cancer in the other breast, new research suggests.Those who carry a specific genetic change — a germline BRCA1, BRCA2 or CHEK2 mutati…
Learn MoreTreating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women experiencing menopause symptoms with no sign of relief in sight, it doesn’t have to be this way.An expert in women’s health offers some suggestions for helping control symptoms during this time of l…
Learn MoreMartina Navratilova, la leyenda del tenis, recibe un diagnóstico de cáncer de garganta y de mama
MARTES, 3 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Martina Navratilova, la leyenda del tenis, que ganó 59 títulos de Grand Slam a lo largo de su carrera, anunció el lunes que tiene un cáncer de mama en etapa 1 y un cáncer de garganta.Navratilova, que tien…
Learn MoreOne in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reconstructive burnout in breast reconstruction is associated with tissue expander complications, high body mass indices, and radiation therapy, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic…
Learn MoreWhole-Tumor Cell Culture Can Predict Drug Response in Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A whole-tumor cell culture (WTC) model can predict treatment response in breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Noting that there is…
Learn MoreTennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer. Navratilova, 66, first found an enlarged lymph node in …
Learn MoreMuchas mujeres de EE. UU. deben ir lejos a hacerse una mamografía
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchas mujeres estadounidenses tienen que desplazarse grandes distancias para llegar al centro de mamografías más cercano, encuentra un nuevo estudio, lo que plantea preguntas sobre si esto evita que …
Learn MoreFirst-Line Regimens With Endocrine Therapy Show Benefits in Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-positive]) metastatic breas…
Learn MoreCommercial Rates for Breast Reconstruction Vary Significantly
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is large nationwide variation in commercial rates for breast reconstruction, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from Stanford University Medical Cen…
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