Breast Cancer News
The newsletter provides a selection of recent articles in the media related to breast cancer. Subscribe on the right to have the weekly roundup emailed to you.
Screening Mammography Rates Drop in Breast Cancer Survivors
Our findings suggest we need to reinforce the importance of annual mammograms with our patients who have had breast cancer. We also need additional studies to better understand the barriers that are leading to fewer mammograms.
Moderate exercise improves immune response in breast cancer survivors
A new study in breast cancer survivors has found that chemotherapy, while a critical part of breast cancer therapy, may also have some lasting dampening effects on natural immunity, but moderate fitness improvements can offer some protection against this effect.
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk in Black and Hispanic Women
Black and Hispanic women who had low levels of vitamin D in their blood were more likely to develop breast cancer than women with sufficient levels.
PFAS, diet, and health: What to know
PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are synthetic chemicals with a myriad of industrial and cosmetic uses. However, their negative impacts on human health are extensive and continue to be investigated.
What to Do After a Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis
One way to help yourself cope with the diagnosis is to become an active player in your treatment team. Research shows that those who are involved in their treatment feel more empowered and less stressed during the treatment process than those who are not, and in many...
Genetic Testing
It’s important to consider the advantages and drawbacks of learning whether you’ve inherited an abnormal gene mutation linked with breast cancer or ovarian cancer.
Vaccinated People Diagnosed With Cancer Have Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection
People diagnosed with cancer were older and more likely than people without cancer to have other health problems. Breast cancer was the most common cancer among people in the study
Facebook Is Bombarding Cancer Patients With Ads for Unproven Treatments
Clinics offering debunked cancer treatments are still allowed to advertise, despite the company’s stated efforts to control medical misinformation.
US Oil Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Communities, Report Finds
Analysis shows alarming level of benzene at fence-line of facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana and US Virgin Islands
Risk of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Recurring 10 or More Years After Diagnosis Linked to Estrogen Receptor Status, Other Factors
The risk of early-stage breast cancer recurring 10 or more years after diagnosis is linked to the size of the cancer, the number of lymph nodes that contain cancer, and whether the cancer is estrogen receptor-positive.
10 People on Early Retirement After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Though many people who are diagnosed with breast cancer continue to work — either out of choice or necessity — others either decide or feel they have no choice but to take an early medical retirement.
Surgery Linked to Better Survival for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Women diagnosed with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer lived longer if they had surgery to remove the primary tumor in the breast.
To Discover Signs of Breast Cancer, Just Touch the Art
Focusing on certain shaded areas of the painted breasts, which could represent signs of cancer like lumps and skin retraction, the exhibit encourage visitors to touch the work in order to get a more tactile sense of how a lump may feel.
Who are the members of your breast cancer care team?
Find out who will be on your breast cancer team and what they do.
Dating and Breast Cancer
Four people explain their diagnoses and how they approached dating after breast cancer.
Listen to Dr. Janet Maker's
Interview with Melanie Young
of Fearless Fabulous You
June 27, 2018 on W4WN Network
Listen to Dr. Janet Maker's Interview with Dr. Drew
June 4, 2018 on 790 KABC