Breast Cancer News
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Long-Term Cancer Survivorship Island
Why is long-term cancer survivorship so difficult? How come nobody wants to talk about it? Source: Long-Term Cancer Survivorship Island | Young Survival Coalition

As A Breast Cancer Survivor, I Struggle With Holding On Or Letting Go Of My Cancer Journey
I’ve realized that everyone has a story. They have their own diagnosis and treatment stories. They have their own frustrations and successes. They have the desire to tell others, or they opt to ignore it. Source: As A Breast Cancer Survivor, I Struggle With Holding On...

Double Mastectomies Do Not Lower Risk Of Death For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
a study of women in California has found that a double mastectomy doesn’t decrease the risk of death. Breast cancer can still return to the breast area or other areas of the body. Source: Double Mastectomies Do Not Lower Risk Of Death For Breast Cancer Patients, Study...

COVID Affects Cancer Care, Patients’ Mental Health
Studies: fewer diagnoses, more severe disease, worse outcomes, distressed patients Source: COVID Affects Cancer Care, Patients' Mental Health | MedPage Today

Where Breast Cancer Spreads: Lymph Nodes, Bones, Liver, Lungs, Brain
It's still breast cancer, even if it's in another organ. For example, if breast cancer spreads to your lungs, that doesn't mean you have lung cancer. Although it can spread to any part of your body, there are certain places it's most likely to go to, including the...

Which Genes Confer a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer?
Two large studies identify the genes besides BRCA that increase risk Source: Which Genes Confer a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer? | MedPage Today

Why We Must Stop Fossil Fuels
Why We Must Stop Fossil Fuel Infographic showing the fossil fuels' connections to breast cancer. The use of fossil fuels not only contributes to climate change, it may also increase our risk of developing breast cancer. Source: Why We Must Stop Fossil Fuels |...

Breast cancer: Androgen therapy shows promise in preliminary study
New research suggests that androgen receptor-stimulating drugs may treat some forms of breast cancer more effectively than other therapies. Source: Breast cancer: Androgen therapy shows promise in preliminary study

Imagio Opto-Acoustic Imaging for Breast Lesions FDA Approved
Seno Medical, a San Antonio, Texas firm, has won FDA approval to introduce its Imagio device that utilizes opto-acoustic imaging to help physicians identify whether breast lesions are benign or malignant. It is hoped that this non-invasive and radiation-free...

Green Tea Compound Could Hold The Key to Beating Cancer, Says Compelling New Study of ‘EGCG’
One of the compounds in green tea may hold the key to beating cancer, according to new research from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: Green Tea Compound Could Hold The Key to Beating Cancer, Says Compelling New Study of ‘EGCG’

How to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer
Your options for metastatic breast cancer depend on many factors, including what kind of cancer you have. Learn more about the treatments and their side effects. Source: How to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer

New Tool Helps Predict Risk of Severe Chemotherapy Side Effects in Older People With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
By combining eight factors, a new tool called the Cancer and Aging Research Group-Breast Cancer score helps predict whether older people diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have serious side effects from chemotherapy. Source: New Tool Helps Predict Risk of...

Targeting cancer-promoting inflammation — have anti-inflammatory therapies come of age?
. In this Review, the current clinical advances in ameliorating inflammation for the prevention or treatment of cancer are highlighted, and the experimental insights into the biological mechanisms supporting current and potential novel anti-inflammatory approaches to...

After 48 Years, NCI Aims to Track Breast Cancer Recurrences
Breast cancer recurrence is greatly feared among survivors, for obvious reasons, but the National Cancer Institute's SEER data program has never tracked recurrences. Source: After 48 Years, NCI Aims to Track Breast Cancer Recurrences

Prioritize COVID Vaccines for Cancer Patients: Letter to Biden Adminstration
We are compelled to underscore the urgency of prioritizing access to a COVID-19 vaccine for patients with active cancer and survivors of cancer. Source: Prioritize COVID Vaccines for Cancer Patients | Letter to Biden Adminstration