Breast Cancer
Conference Coverage
Uninformed breast cancer patients are making treatment decisions
Clouded by the thought “I have breast cancer,” patients are making uninformed treatment decisions.
Opinion
Dodging potholes from cancer care to hospice transitions
The consequences of suboptimal hospice transitions can damage the mental health and well-being of patient and caregiver.
News
Many state cancer plans drift from USPSTF breast cancer recommendations
Disagreements over benefits and harms may drive differences.
News
Low vitamin D tied to breast cancer risk in Hispanic women
“Few studies have examined the association between vitamin D and breast cancer within these racial/ethnic groups.”
News
Which breast cancer surgery leads to better quality of life?
Superior psychosocial and sexual well-being at 10 years after surgery was reported by women who underwent breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant...
News
Obesity increasing the risk for cancer: It’s complicated
For some cancers it was “very clear that obesity increased the risk ... but for some other cancer types, we either don’t have enough data yet or...
Supplements
Cancer Data Trends 2022
News
Is this the most controversial issue in early breast cancer treatment?
For patients who are hearing their options for the first time, chemotherapy “feels scary,” and there is “a lot of stigma” associated with it.
News
Breast density linked to familial breast cancer risk
Findings underscore the need for mammograms early in high risk premenopausal women.
News
FDA approves first PARP inhibitor for early
BRCA+ breast cancer