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• Newly Approved MammaPrint Test Can Help Determine Risk of Recurrence

  Published on February 6, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing and Diagnosis
  • 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 MammaPrint

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved MammaPrint, a test that helps predict whether early breast cancer will come back.

• Slight Drop in U.S. Mammogram Rate Troubles Experts

  Published on January 26, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  The percentage of women over 40 who get regular mammograms has declined, which is troubling.

• Risk of Second Cancer Higher in Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

  Published on January 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Male Breast Cancer
  • Tags:

  Men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher risk of developing a second, new cancer.

• Protein Test May Help Guide Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

  Published on January 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing, Diagnosis, and Planning Your Treatment
  • Tags: Progesterone Receptor Negative Cancer, Estrogen Receptor Negative Cancer, HER2/neu Negative Cancer, and Triple Negative

  A specific protein has been linked to triple negative breast cancer (cancers that test negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and the HER2 protein).

• Too Many Women Stop Taking Tamoxifen Early

  Published on January 22, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Hormonal Therapies
  • Tags: Arimidex, Aromasin, Femara, Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), and Aromatase Inhibitors

  Many women stop taking adjuvant hormonal therapy medicine earlier than prescribed by their doctors.

• Very Dense Breasts Linked to Higher Risk

  Published on January 22, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Dense Breasts

  Breast density makes mammograms harder to read and also seems to increase breast cancer risk.

• Poorly Educated and Obese Women Get Lower Chemo Doses

  Published on January 19, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Chemotherapy
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  Women with breast cancer who are either obese or have little education are more likely to get lower than recommended doses of chemotherapy.

• Comparing Mammograms Boosts Accuracy

  Published on January 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  Comparing new and older mammograms enhances the accuracy of the results, according to a new study.

• Breast Cancers in African American Women Biologically Different

  Published on December 28, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Diagnosis
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  African American women seem to be more likely to be diagnosed with more aggressive types of breast cancer so treatment should be targeted toward these more aggressive cancers.

• Fertility Problems Seem Linked to Risk

  Published on December 27, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Fertility and Medical History

  Infertility problems may be linked to lower breast cancer risk.