Genetic testing could improve breast cancer prevention — ScienceDaily
Their study showed that prevention strategies could be improved by testing not only as currently for major cancer predisposition genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- which identify a small percentage of...
View ArticleRisk-based screening misses breast cancers in women in their forties
"Screening recommendations for this age group continue to be debated," said Bonnie N. Joe, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in residence and chief of women's imaging at University of California, San...
View ArticleGenotyping errors plague CYP2D6 testing for tamoxifen therapy — ScienceDaily
For years, controversy has surrounded the CYP2D6 gene test for breast cancer. Women with certain inherited genetic deficiencies in the CYP2D6 gene metabolize tamoxifen less efficiently, and thus have...
View ArticleTwo drugs before surgery help women with triple-negative breast cancer,...
"We found that adding either carboplatin or bevacizumab to standard preoperative chemotherapy increased pathologic complete response rates for women with basal-like cancers -- that is, it increased the...
View ArticleTwo drugs before surgery help women with triple-negative breast cancer,...
"We found that adding either carboplatin or bevacizumab to standard preoperative chemotherapy increased pathologic complete response rates for women with basal-like cancers -- that is, it increased the...
View ArticleLatest evidence on using hormone replacement therapy for treating menopausal...
The review highlights that menopausal symptoms, including hot flushes and night sweats are common, affecting around 70% of women for an average of 5 years but may continue for many years in about 10%...
View ArticleBreast reconstruction using patient’s own tissues yield higher satisfaction...
But the findings may at least partly reflect differences in the characteristics of women choosing different options for breast reconstruction, according to the study by plastic surgeon Dr. Yassir...
View ArticleWomen back idea of more breast screens for those at high risk of cancer
Fewer women (60 per cent) would be happy to be screened less often if they were found to be at lower risk. More than 940 women from across the UK were asked for their views on the possibility of...
View ArticleMammography screening: Patient pamphlets do not affect willingness to...
In Germany, the invitation to undergo mammography screening that is sent to all women between the ages of 50 and 69 is accompanied by an information leaflet explaining the advantages and disadvantages...
View ArticleNew breast cancer test links immune ‘hotspots’ to better survival
Researchers used statistical software previously used in criminology studies of crime hotspots to track the extent to which the immune system was homing in and attacking breast cancer cells. The test,...
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