U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer researchers and clinicians have made tremendous progress in reducing death rates in the past three decades, yet a racial gap persists in the United States. Even with the lower numbers of actual d…
Learn MoreSurgical Margins Tied to Recurrence in Early Invasive Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For early-stage invasive breast cancer, involved or close pathological margins after breast-conserving surgery are associated with an increased risk for distant and local recurrence, according to a review publi…
Learn MoreUna de cada 5 mujeres no planifica hacerse una mamografía
JUEVES, 29 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Terlisa Sheppard conoce el valor de monitorizar los cambios en su cuerpo.La paciente de Orlando Health estaba embarazada de ocho meses y medio, y tenía apenas 31 años, cuando detectó un bulto debajo…
Learn MoreKatie Couric anuncia que recibió un diagnóstico de cáncer de mama
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La ex presentadora de noticias y del programa TODAY, Katie Couric, tiene cáncer de mama.Couric compartió esta información el miércoles en Instagram, al mismo tiempo que publicó un ensayo sobre la…
Learn More1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Terlisa Sheppard knows the value of tracking changes in her body.The Orlando Health patient was eight and a half months pregnant and just 31 years old when she felt a lump under her arm. She left work to g…
Learn MoreRadiographers Read Mammograms for UK Double Reading Program
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Trained radiographers perform as well as radiologists when participating in the double reading of screening mammograms, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Radiology.Yan Chen, Ph.D., from the…
Learn MoreKatie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Former TV newswoman and TODAY show anchor Katie Couric has breast cancer. Couric shared that information Wednesday on Instagram, while also releasing an essay about the experience on her media website.”Eve…
Learn MoreResponse to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer May Vary by Race
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The response to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+BC) may vary by race, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer H…
Learn MoreLa terapia hormonal contra el cáncer de mama podría funcionar de forma distinta según la raza de la paciente
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La raza de las mujeres con un cáncer de mama podría ayudar a predecir el éxito de la terapia hormonal administrada antes de la cirugía.En un nuevo estudio, los investigadores encontraron que las mu…
Learn MoreHormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient’s Race
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer su…
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