Small Benefit, Persistent Toxic Risk With Adjuvant Anthracycline in Breast Cancer Time for "long goodbye" to the "burning red devil," say editorialists Nov 19, 2024
Year in Review: Early Breast Cancer USPSTF screening recommendations, broader indication for ribociclib, OS win for pembrolizumab Nov 12, 2024
FDA Panel Backs Cryoablation in Early Breast Cancer as Alternative to Surgery ProSense device would be indicated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for some low-risk patients Nov 08, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
'Converging' Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Large cohort study showed cancer risk increased with exposure to fine particulate matter Oct 30, 2024
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer Study also showed that patients were more likely to receive timely treatment Oct 24, 2024
Distant Recurrence Risk in Early Breast Cancer on the Decline Trials now enroll lower-risk women who get better treatment, analysis suggests Oct 15, 2024
PI3K Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Breast Cancer Adding inavolisib to palbociclib/fulvestrant more than doubled PFS in endocrine-resistant disease Oct 10, 2024
Some Cancers Occur More Frequently in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Bladder, brain, and cervical cancer risks were higher in people with MS Oct 09, 2024
'The Office' Star Has Cancer; Trump Sent COVID Tests to Putin? 3% of Teens Are Trans Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 09, 2024
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers Higher risk for ever use, increasing duration of use but no increase in BRCA2 carriers Oct 07, 2024
Trump Vows to Veto Abortion Ban; Breast Cancer Climbs; Diagnostic Errors for 1 in 14 Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 02, 2024
More Evidence Favors a Shorter Course of Post-Mastectomy RT Trial finds similar complication and recurrence rates with hypofractionated versus standard RT Oct 01, 2024
No Improvement in Lymphedema With Hypofractionated Nodal RT for Breast Cancer Numerical advantage in randomized trial, non-randomized study misses noninferiority mark Oct 01, 2024
Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients Study suggests differences in how the ACA cost-sharing exemption is applied across patient groups Sep 27, 2024 video
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
ASCO's Quality Care Symposium: Chemotherapy Shortage Resulted in Higher Costs Other studies look at financial toxicity for teen/young adult cancer patients, nausea after chemo Sep 24, 2024
High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer Sep 21, 2024 podcast
Lymphedema Risk No Higher With 3-Week RT Regimen in Early Breast Cancer "Nodal radiotherapy for breast cancer no longer needs 5 weeks," researcher says Sep 17, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Ribociclib to Early Breast Cancer Broad indication doubles the number of patients eligible for adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibition Sep 17, 2024
Survival Win for Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Absolute difference of 4.9% at 5 years, including a benefit for patients who did not achieve pCR Sep 17, 2024
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Reduce Development of Advanced Cancers Retrospective study suggests benefits over digital mammography Sep 17, 2024
Another Win for Antibody-Drug Conjugate in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Mets Second-line T-DXd best option in patients with and without intracranial activity, experts says Sep 14, 2024
Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs Sep 14, 2024 podcast
False-Positive Mammograms May Discourage Subsequent Screenings Recommendations for short-interval follow-up or biopsy likely a factor Sep 02, 2024
Your Patient Has Been Dealt a Hand With Four ACEs. What Now? In cancer survivorship, we must address patients' psychological wellness Aug 30, 2024
Benefits of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer Extend Beyond TNBC Meta-analysis shows ICIs also improved pCR rates in HR-positive/HER2-negative disease Aug 29, 2024
Adding MRI to DBT Screening in Women With Dense Breasts May Avert More Cancer Deaths But benefit in modeling study accompanied by more false-positive biopsy recommendations Aug 26, 2024
'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 16, 2024
Benefits of Adjuvant RT for Early Breast Cancer Limited to First 10 Years A study's 30-year follow-up data provided no new insights into which patients benefit from RT Aug 15, 2024
Study: Avoid Completion ALND for Abemaciclib Eligibility in Early Breast Cancer Researchers suggest unfavorable risk-benefit ratio "disqualifies" it as a staging tool Aug 09, 2024
Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount Aug 05, 2024
New Firearm Injury Numbers; Another Indication for Semaglutide? Also in TTHealthWatch: bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer Aug 03, 2024 podcast
Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor Jul 29, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
