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Topic: Diagnosis (view all topics)

Tags for topic Diagnosis:

• 1cm-1.9cm
• Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ)
• Early-stage: Stage IA
• Early-stage: Stage IB
• Early-stage: Stage IIA
• Early-stage: Stage IIB
• Early-stage: Stage IIIA
• Estrogen Receptor Negative Cancer
• Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer
• HER2/neu Negative Cancer
• HER2/neu Positive Cancer
• HER2 Overexpressing
• Invasive or Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
• Invasive or Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma
• Less than 1cm
• Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB
• Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC
• Luminal A
• Luminal B
• Metastatic
• Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV
• Non-Metastatic
• Progesterone Receptor Negative Cancer
• Progesterone Receptor Positive Cancer
• Regional
• Triple Negative

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• DCIS Recurrence Risk Overestimated by Many Women

  Published on February 12, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), and Personal History of Breast Cancer

  Many women overestimate the risk of DCIS coming back.

• Genetic Test Can Predict Recurrence Risk, Help Make Treatment Decisions

  Published on December 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer, Non-Metastatic, and Oncotype DX

  The Oncotype DX test can help determine who will benefit from hormonal therapy plus chemotherapy, as opposed to hormonal therapy alone, in post-menopausal women diagnosed with estrogen-receptor-positive, node-positive breast cancer.

• Gaining Weight After Diagnosis Decreases Survival

  Published on December 11, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Metastatic, Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, and Obesity

  Women who gain weight after being diagnosed with breast cancer have a worse prognosis than women who don't gain weight.

• Non-White Women Have More Breast Cancer Pain

  Published on November 26, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, and Pain

  Non-white women have more severe pain with advanced breast cancer than white women.

• Recurrence After Lumpectomy Higher in African American Woman Than Whites

  Published on November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, Lumpectomy, Mastectomy, and Planning Surgery

  A new study adds to research saying that lumpectomy plus radiation therapy is a good option for African American women with early breast cancer.

• More Breast Cancer Diagnosed in China

  Published on October 30, 2007 at 12:00 am

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  Breast cancer incidence has increased sharply in China, mainly due to lifestyle factors.

• More Asian Women Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

  Published on September 28, 2007 at 12:00 am

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  Breast cancer rates are increasing among women, especially younger women, living in Asian countries.

• Breast Cancer Diagnoses and Deaths Down

  Published on September 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

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  Breast cancer diagnosis and death rates continue to decline overall, but African American women are not experiencing these same declines.

• Measuring Circulating Tumor Cells May Help Determine Recurrence Risk

  Published on September 24, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, and Blood Marker Tests

  A test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood may help doctors more accurately determine the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

• Women with Abnormal BRCA1 Gene Have Worse Prognosis Than Women with Abnormal BRCA2 Gene

  Published on September 7, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, and Genetics (including BRCA)

  A new study suggests that having an abnormal BRCA2 gene has a better prognosis 5 years after diagnosis than having an abnormal BRCA1 gene.