Updates to The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer
Here you’ll find useful information that complements the book.
Diagnosis
For Women With Dense Breasts, An Abbreviated Breast MRI Can See Through Their Breast Tissue
The screening process takes only ten minutes. Source: For Women With Dense Breasts, An Abbreviated Breast MRI Can See Through Their Breast Tissue | The Breast Cancer Site News
23AndMe At-Home Test for Breast Cancer Gene Mutations Causing Controversy
The test also tells users about their risk for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and more. Source: 23AndMe At-Home Test for Breast Cancer Gene Mutations Causing Controversy | The Breast Cancer Site News
Researchers Now Have AI Device to Sniff Out Cancer in Blood Samples With 95% Accuracy For Hard to Detect Types
The findings suggest that the Penn-developed tool — which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to decipher the mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitting off cells in blood plasma samples — could serve as a non-invasive approach to screen for...
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
This procedure-within-a-procedure takes just 5 minutes! Source: This Innovative Technology Reduces th 3 Ways to Deal With Emotional Abuse from Your Parents (for ... https://www.wikihow.com › ... › Abuse › Child Abuse Emotional abuse takes many forms. Your parents may...
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
Alternatives to chemotherapy: 5 options
There are several alternative cancer treatments to chemotherapy, including immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and laser therapy. Some people may prefer these alternatives due to the potentially severe side effects of chemotherapy. Source: Alternatives to...
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Benefits, side effects, and drugs
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is chemotherapy that a person with cancer receives before their primary course of treatment. Various factors will determine its effectiveness. Learn more here. Source: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Benefits, side effects, and drugs
Immunotherapy vs. chemotherapy: Similarities and differences
Immunotherapy and chemotherapy are both treatments for cancer. Read on to learn about how they work, what side effects they cause, how much they cost, and more. Source: Immunotherapy vs. chemotherapy: Similarities and differences
Radiation
3D Mammogram Disparities: Black and Low-Income Women Often Denied Access
While the gap has narrowed, over the last 10 years, women of color and women with less education and lower incomes have had less access to 3D screening mammograms compared to white women and women who are more educated and financially well-off, according to a study....
Emerging Radiosensitization Strategies for Breast Cancer
Combining radiation therapy with other therapies has led to improved outcomes for patients with breast cancer. Source: Corey Speers, MD, PhD, on Emerging Radiosensitization Strategies for Breast Cancer | MedPage Today
Study Finds Accelerated Partial-Breast Radiation Just as Effective as Whole Breast Radiation
Now, however, the results of a long-term study comparing whole-breast radiation and accelerated partial-breast radiation (APBI) have revealed that the latter option is not only faster and less invasive, but it may be just as effective as whole-breast radiation....
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
Scientists investigate a new class of anticancer drugs
A new class of drugs prevents the repair of damaged DNA. In recent animal studies, scientists found that it killed cancer cells with BRCA mutations. Source: Scientists investigate a new class of anticancer drugs
Blood-Thinning Drug Warfarin Decreases Risk of Several Types of Cancer
Prostate cancer risk was lowered by 31%, lung cancer risk was lowered by 20%, and breast cancer risk was lowered by 10%. In patients with atrial fibrillation, bowel cancer risk was also reduced by 29%. Overall, patients were 16% less likely to get any type of cancer...
Immunotherapy for breast cancer: Types and effectiveness
This article looks at the currently available immunotherapy treatments in more detail, including how they work and which types of breast cancer they may treat. Source: Immunotherapy for breast cancer: Types and effectiveness