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
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...
Nipple Reconstruction: 8 Things to Expect
Nipple reconstruction after a mastectomy is an entirely personal decision. Source: Nipple Reconstruction: 8 Things to Expect | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
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
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....
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...
Lifestyle Issues
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
Cancer and Diet 101: How What You Eat Can Influence Cancer
Observational studies have repeatedly indicated that high consumption of certain foods may increase the likelihood of developing cancer. Source: Cancer and Diet 101: How What You Eat Can Influence Cancer
FDA Bans Cancer-Causing Food Additives, But Won’t Enforce Until 2020
Recently banned cancer-causing additives will be on grocery shelves all year, unless companies are pressured. Source: FDA Bans Cancer-Causing Food Additives, But Won’t Enforce Until 2020
Other New Research
Cancer Is Much Easier to Find Now that Researchers Have Found a Way to Make It GLOW!
Cancer can't hide anymore. Source: Cancer Is Much Easier to Find Now that Researchers Have Found a Way to Make It GLOW! | The Breast Cancer Site News
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...