Updates to The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer
Here you’ll find useful information that complements the book.
Diagnosis
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...
A Single Drop Of Blood May Soon Be Able To Detect Cancer, Study Shows
Using this blood test, researchers were able to find the origin of the primary tumor in over 200 cancer patients with 71 percent accuracy. Source: A Single Drop Of Blood May Soon Be Able To Detect Cancer, Study Shows | The Breast Cancer Site News
Surgery
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
Oncologic Outcomes No Worse With Newer Mastectomy Methods
Nipple- and skin-sparing techniques match conventional mastectomies in retrospective study Source: Oncologic Outcomes No Worse With Newer Mastectomy Methods | MedPage Today
This Innovative Technology Reduces the Need for Second Surgeries
As a patient, of course, you’ll be hoping and praying that the doctor manages to get the right amount of tissue the first time. Sadly, as with any balancing act, it’s not going to happen exactly the right way every time, no matter how hard your doctor tries or how...
Chemotherapy
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
With new ‘elegant chemo,’ Israeli scientists edit genome to destroy cancer DNA
Tel Aviv University team uses ‘microscopic scissors’ to pinpoint and eliminate cancerous cells; results of animal tests just published, trial in humans expected within 2 years Source: With new 'elegant chemo,' Israeli scientists edit genome to destroy cancer DNA | The...
Radiation
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....
Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Shah explain:the difference between hypofractionated radiation schedules and older, longer radiation schedules, as well as why accelerated schedules were createdthe benefits and possible risks of a hypofractionated radiation...
Accelerated Radiation Therapy for 1 Week Offers Same Benefits as 3-Week Schedule for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
If you’ve been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and radiation therapy is part of your treatment plan, you may want to talk to your doctor about this study and ask whether this 1-week hypofractionated radiation schedule of 26 Gy makes sense for you and your...
Lifestyle Issues
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
Time-restricted eating may prevent tumor growth
Anew study finds that breast cancer prevention may be less about how many calories you consume and more about when you eat your meals. Source: Time-restricted eating may prevent tumor growth
Other New Research
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
Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road Map of Cancer
Researchers are increasingly drawn to the study of metabolism, the collective suite of chemical reactions occurring in cells, for answers to questions about cancer. A new searchable database aids that quest. Source: Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road...
Nanoparticle Trains Immune Cells to Attack Cancer
Cancer researchers are exploring all kinds of new and creative approaches to immunotherapy, treatments that help the immune system fight cancer. The latest involves nanoparticles that trains immune cells to attack cancer. Source: Nanoparticle Trains Immune Cells to...