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• Research Suggests Lumpectomy Plus Radiation Leads to Better Survival for Early-Stage Breast Cancer but Questions Remain

  Published on January 29, 2013 at 6:02 am

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

  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.

• Update to U.K. Health Guideline Recommends Tamoxifen or Raloxifene for Risk Reduction

  Published on January 29, 2013 at 4:29 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Family History

  Updated guidelines from United Kingdom’s NICE recommend new options for people with a family history of breast cancer.

• Study Suggests Breast Cancer Survivors Have Slightly Higher Risk of Diabetes

  Published on January 28, 2013 at 5:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Personal History of Breast Cancer

  A Canadian study found that postmenopausal women who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer have a slightly higher risk of diabetes compared to similar women who haven’t been diagnosed with breast cancer.

• PET/CT Improves Staging in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

  Published on January 25, 2013 at 6:29 am

  • Topic: Diagnosis
  • Tags: Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB and Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC

  PET/CT can provide more accurate information than conventional imaging tests for staging locally advanced breast cancer.

• Radiation Risk from Mammograms Is Minimal

  Published on January 24, 2013 at 8:08 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  Research finds scatter radiation from digital mammograms is very low and poses no health risk.

• Regular Screening Increases Detection of Early-Stage Cancers, but Not Later-Stage Disease

  Published on January 17, 2013 at 8:54 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  A controversial study suggests that over the past 30 years, mammograms have found more early-stage breast cancer, but not more advanced-stage disease and may have overdiagnosed a large number of women.

• Digital Tomosynthesis Plus Mammography Improves Detection and Decreases False Positives

  Published on January 17, 2013 at 6:33 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Digital Tomosynthesis and Mammography

  Combining digital tomosynthesis with conventional digital mammography improves detection of invasive breast cancer by 40% and decreases false-positives by 15%.

• Ultrasound Plus Mammogram Recommended for Women with Dense Breasts

  Published on January 14, 2013 at 6:13 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Dense Breasts, Mammography, and Ultrasound

  Cancer screening for most women with dense breasts should include ultrasound and mammogram, according to new guidelines.

• Women Taking Statins Have Fewer Heart Problems During Anthracycline Chemotherapy

  Published on January 14, 2013 at 5:59 am

  • Topic: Chemotherapy and Side Effects
  • Tags: Anthracyclines, Standard, Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin), Doxil (chemical name: doxorubicin), Ellence (chemical name: epirubicin), and Heart problems

  A study found that women who were taking a statin during and after being treated for breast cancer with anthracycline chemotherapy had fewer heart problems than women who weren’t taking a statin.

• Fear Pushes Many Women to Choose Double Mastectomy

  Published on January 14, 2013 at 5:46 am

  • Topic: Planning Your Treatment and Surgery
  • Tags: Mastectomy, Prophylactic Mastectomy, and Planning Surgery

  Fear, not actual risk, drives many women to have double mastectomy.