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Digital Tomosynthesis Plus Mammography Improves Detection and Decreases False Positives
Combining digital tomosynthesis with conventional digital mammography improves detection of invasive breast cancer by 40% and decreases false-positives by 15%.
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Ultrasound Plus Mammogram Recommended for Women with Dense Breasts
Cancer screening for most women with dense breasts should include ultrasound and mammogram, according to new guidelines.
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Women Taking Statins Have Fewer Heart Problems During Anthracycline Chemotherapy
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.
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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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African American Women Have Lower Breast Cancer Survival Rates Than White Women
A large CDC study has found that African American women continue to have lower breast cancer survival rates than white women.
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Older Women Commonly Treated with Chemotherapy Medicines Used “Off-Label”
A study found that 19% of chemotherapy medicines given to women 65 and older were used off-label.
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Lower Dose of Radiation Therapy Just as Good as Current Regimen for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
A study compared the standard radiation therapy schedule to shorter, lower-dose radiation schedules and found that the risk of early-stage breast cancer coming back (recurrence) was about the same for all the schedules. The lower-dose schedules also had fewer effects on healthy breast tissue.
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MarginProbe System Approved by FDA
On Jan. 2, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the MarginProbe System – a device that helps surgeons decide if all the cancer tissue has been removed during lumpectomy.
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Vitamin D Levels May Be Reason Some Women Benefit from Zometa Added to Chemo
New results from a large study suggest that postmenopausal women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer who had adequate vitamin D levels got more benefits from Zometa combined with chemotherapy than women who had low vitamin D levels.
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Art Therapy and Meditation Can Ease Stress in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
A small study found that art therapy combined with meditation helped ease stress in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
