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Why Do Many Younger Women Choose Mastectomy Over Lumpectomy?
A small study has found a number of reasons why younger women opt for mastectomy over lumpectomy plus radiation to treat early-stage breast cancer.
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Watson Computer Helping Doctors Diagnose and Treat Cancer
Doctors are teaching Watson the computer to make breast cancer diagnostic and treatment recommendations.
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Another Study Shows Ten Years of Tamoxifen Better Than Five for Early-Stage, Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Disease
Another large study finds 10 years of tamoxifen are better than 5.
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Black Women Are More Likely to Delay Chemotherapy
Black women are more likely than white women to delay chemotherapy; better communication between doctors and patients may help reduce this delay.
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Insurance Influences Type of Surgery Women Get for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
The type of insurance a woman has affects what type of surgery she has to treat early-stage breast cancer.
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Study Suggests Lack of Vitamin D Production During Winter Months May Make Tamoxifen Less Effective
A study by Canadian researchers suggests that lower vitamin D levels during winter months may interfere with tamoxifen’s effectiveness.
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Young Women Should Have Surgery Within 6 Weeks Of Diagnosis
A study has found that young women who wait longer than 6 weeks to have breast cancer surgery have worse survival than young women who have surgery earlier.
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Research Suggests Lumpectomy Plus Radiation Leads to Better Survival for Early-Stage Breast Cancer but Questions Remain
A study suggests that in the real world, women diagnosed with stage I or stage II breast cancer who have lumpectomy followed by radiation have better survival rates than women who have mastectomy.
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Fear Pushes Many Women to Choose Double Mastectomy
Fear, not actual risk, drives many women to have double mastectomy.
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MRI Before Surgery Doesn’t Reduce Need for More Surgery Later On
A study suggests that having an MRI before initial breast cancer surgery doesn’t reduce the likelihood that a woman would need more breast cancer surgery later.
