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• Breast Cancer Can Be Treated During Pregnancy

  Published on February 9, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Pregnancy

  Most women can carry a baby to full term if diagnosed when pregnant; some treatments can be given during pregnancy while others should wait until after delivery.

• Women Older Than 65 Have Worse Outcomes After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  Published on February 7, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Diagnosis
  • Tags: Progesterone Receptor Positive Cancer, Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer, 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, and Early-stage: Stage IIIA

  A large study has found that women older than 65 diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer had worse outcomes than younger women with similar diagnoses.

• Aromasin Reduces Risk But Weakens Bones

  Published on February 6, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Hormonal Therapies
  • Tags: Aromasin and Prophylactic (to lower risk if you've never been diagnosed with breast cancer)

  Research shows that Aromasin is good at lowering breast cancer risk in high-risk postmenopausal women, but weakens bones.

• Exercise Improves Quality of Life After Cancer Treatment

  Published on February 2, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Exercise

  A new study confirms that people who regularly exercised after cancer treatment felt better physically and emotionally compared to people who didn't exercise regularly.

• About 25% of Women Need More Surgery After Lumpectomy

  Published on January 31, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Planning Your Treatment and Surgery
  • Tags: Lumpectomy and Planning Surgery

  A study found that nearly 25% of women who had lumpectomy had to have more surgery after the pathology report was available.

• Many Women Not Getting Recommended Breast Cancer Screening

  Published on January 26, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  National screening rates for colon, breast, and cervical cancer are low.

• Abnormal Breast Cancer Gene May Improve Ovarian Cancer Prognosis

  Published on January 24, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA)

  A study has found that among women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, women with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have a better prognosis than women without an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.

• Studies Evaluate Treatments Before Surgery for HER2-Positive Disease

  Published on January 16, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Targeted Therapies
  • Tags: Herceptin and Tykerb

  Research suggests that using both Herceptin and Tykerb with Taxol before surgery to treat early-stage or locally advanced HER2-positive breast cancer is better than either alone with Taxol; if only one is given before surgery, Herceptin offers more benefits than Tykerb.

• Analysis of Million Women Study Flawed, Link Between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Remains

  Published on January 16, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Hormone Replacement Therapy

  A group of experts reviewed the Million Women Study and concluded that it wasn't done properly.

• Women Who Had Implant Reconstruction in Europe or Latin America Should Have Doctor Look at Implant

  Published on January 13, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Reconstruction
  • Tags: Breast implants

  Women who had breast reconstruction surgery in European and Latin American countries using the PIP silicone breast implant are urged to have the implant evaluated by a doctor.