Updates to The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer
Here you’ll find useful information that complements the book.
Diagnosis
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...
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Research Updates 2020
Studies looked at ways to improve risk prediction and dug deeper into the biology of stage 0 breast cancer Source: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Research Updates 2020 | BCRF
Computer Model Uses DCIS Enzyme Organization to Predict Recurrence
The distinctive organization of enzymes in early breast ductal cancer can be used to correctly predict recurrences in 91% of cases, with 4% false negatives, a new study has found. The diagnostic tool may assist with the early identification of patients at high risk...
Surgery
Freezing Breast Cancer Cells May Help Avoid Surgery
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month Approaching, Cedars-Sinai Experts Discuss New Treatment Options for Early-Stage, Low-Risk Breast Cancer Patients Source: Freezing Breast Cancer Cells May Help Avoid Surgery
This Innovative Technology Reduces the Need for Second Surgeries
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Cryoablation Is A Minimally Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment That’s Being Ignored in the U.S.
No sedation, no pain, no scarring, and no hospital stay, but people are still skeptical. Source: Cryoablation Is A Minimally Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment That’s Being Ignored in the U.S. | The Breast Cancer Site News
Chemotherapy
5 Things People Never Tell You About Chemo
Here are five things medical professionals might not tell a cancer patient. Source: 5 Things People Never Tell You About Chemo | The Breast Cancer Site News
Have you considered the cancer stem cell in cancer treatment protocols?
Unless you cause the cancer stem cell to differentiate back into a normal cell, no matter how much chemotherapy or radiation you do, no matter how much tumor shrinkage or cancer reduction you achieve, the cancer will return and be even more aggressive, growing faster....
This New Therapy Lessens the Side Effects of Chemo
A new drug delivery system, promises to deliver the chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects. Source: This New Therapy Lessens the Side Effects of Chemo
Radiation
Proton therapy for breast cancer: What it is, uses, and procedure
Unlike traditional radiation therapy, proton therapy does not use X-rays. Experts think that proton therapy may be safer than other radiation therapies because it targets a specific area and has less of an impact on the healthy tissue around cancer cells. Source:...
Less-Invasive Targeted Radiation Treatments Destroy Cancer Cells in Five Days Instead of Five Weeks
Instead of undergoing six to seven weeks of regular radiation treatments after the removal of a lump, some women might benefit from a five-day radiation treatment that reaches the innermost breast cancer tissue where cancer cells reside. Source: Less-Invasive Targeted...
Radiopharmaceuticals Emerging as New Cancer Therapy
Now, researchers are developing a new class of drugs called radiopharmaceuticals, which deliver radiation therapy directly and specifically to cancer cells. The last several years have seen an explosion of research and clinical trials testing new radiopharmaceuticals....
Lifestyle Issues
A Liquid Biopsy Could Identify How Likely You Are to Have a Breast Cancer Relapse
Knowing your risk of recurrence can help you make better treatment choices. Source: A Liquid Biopsy Could Identify How Likely You Are to Have a Breast Cancer Relapse | The Breast Cancer Site News
The Anti-Cancer Diet: Foods to Fight Cancer
An anti-cancer diet is an important strategy you can use to reduce your risk of cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends, for example, that you eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily and eat the right amount of food to stay at a healthy...
Lifetime of drinking California water could raise cancer risk, study finds
ReseResearchers find arsenic and other contaminants that could lead to almost 15,500 cases of cancer Source: Lifetime of drinking California water could raise cancer risk, study finds | US news | The Guardian
Other New Research
A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin
Most advanced-stage cancers mutate, resisting drugs meant to kill them. Now doctors are harnessing the principles of evolution to thwart that lethal adaptation. Source: A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin | WIRED
Cancer “Decoys” Planted Underneath The Skin Lure In Cancer Cells And Stop Metastasis
A device being dubbed a cancer “decoy” can attract cancer cells roving through the body and trap them, according to a study out of the University of Michigan. Source: Cancer "Decoys" Planted Underneath The Skin Lure In Cancer Cells And Stop Metastasis | The Breast...
How Close Are We to a Breast Cancer Vaccine?
Clinical trials for a breast cancer vaccine are set to begin in early 2021. See more information here. Source: Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in 2021 | Patient Power