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• Older Women Have More Complications from Brachytherapy Compared to Whole-Breast Radiation

  Published on November 7, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Radiation Therapy
  • Tags: Dose-Dense, Standard (most typical), Breast, After surgery, 3-D conformal external beam radiation (also called 3DCRT), and Internal (also called "brachytherapy")

  A study suggests that older women who have brachytherapy are more likely to have complications in the year after treatment compared to women who had whole-breast irradiation.

• Paxil May Ease Hot Flashes

  Published on October 16, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Day-to-Day Matters and Side Effects
  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Hot flashes

  Two studies suggest that a low dose of the antidepressant medicine Paxil can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in some women.

• Mammostrat Test Helps Estimate Recurrence Risk and Make Treatment Decisions

  Published on October 16, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing and Diagnosis
  • Tags: 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, Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer, and Progesterone Receptor Positive Cancer

  A study shows that the Mammostrat test can offer more information on the risk of early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer coming back in postmenopausal women and help make treatment decisions.

• Exercise, Counseling Can Help Ease Menopausal Symptoms Caused by Breast Cancer Treatment

  Published on October 13, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Complementary and Holistic Therapies and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Exercise and Menopausal Symptoms

  A Dutch study has found that exercise and a type of counseling called cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease menopausal symptoms that often come during and after breast cancer treatment.

• Fareston Is Effective Against Some Advanced-Stage Cancers That Have Stopped Responding to Aromatase Inhibitors

  Published on October 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Hormonal Therapies
  • Tags: Aromatase Inhibitors, Arimidex, Fareston, and Femara

  A small study has found that Fareston is a good treatment option for postmenopausal women diagnosed with advanced-stage hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer that grew while being treated with the aromatase inhibitors Arimidex or Femara.

• Memory Training Program Seems to Help Thinking and Remembering in Women Who’ve Been Treated for Breast Cancer

  Published on October 9, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Side Effects
  • Tags: Memory loss

  A small study has found that a computer-based training program improved the memories of women who've been treated for breast cancer, as well as their ability to quickly process information.

• One Year of Herceptin Best for Reducing Recurrence Risk of Early-Stage HER2-Positive Disease

  Published on October 8, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Targeted Therapies
  • Tags: Herceptin and Adjuvant

  Results from two studies confirm that 1 year of Herceptin, rather than 2 years or 6 months, after surgery seems to be best for reducing recurrence risk in women diagnosed with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer.

• Needle Biopsy May Lead to Better Treatment Outcomes Than Open Biopsy

  Published on October 8, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Biopsy

  A study has found that diagnosing breast cancer with a needle biopsy instead of a traditional open surgical biopsy is more efficient, less invasive, and may lead to better treatment outcomes.

• T-DM1 Lengthens Survival in Women Diagnosed with HER2-Positive Advanced-Stage Disease

  Published on October 3, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Targeted Therapies
  • Tags: T-DM1 and Tykerb

  Women diagnosed with HER2-positive advanced-stage breast cancer lived longer when they got the experimental medicine T-DM1 compared to women who got a different targeted therapy regimen.

• Regular Screening Helps Reduce Difference in Breast Cancer Outcomes Between African American and White Women

  Published on September 29, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing and Diagnosis
  • Tags: Mammography

  A study suggests that regular screening mammograms can help improve the outcomes of African American women diagnosed with breast cancer.