Updates to The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer
Here you’ll find useful information that complements the book.
Diagnosis
One Blood Test Will Be Able to Detect 50 Cancers
One new blood test developed by American and British researchers published in the journal Annals of Oncology promises to make cancer diagnosis much easier. The researchers claim that the test is capable of detecting over 50 cancer types with incredible accuracy, often...
Study Indicates That DCIS Cells May Actually Be Cancerous, Not Precancerous
Based on their case review of 108,000 women with ductal carcinoma in situ, the researchers estimated that after 20 years, women with this diagnosis have a 3 percent risk of dying from breast cancer, a rate that is low but 1.8 times higher than the rate for women who...
Noninvasive Blood Test Detects 8 Types Of Cancer
John Hopkins researchers have developed a blood test that screens for 8 different types of cancer at once. They’ve dubbed the test CancerSEEK, and it’s a noninvasive blood test that looks for signs of cancer by looking for cancer gene mutations as well as common...
Surgery
Cost Can Influence Breast Cancer Surgery Choice
For some women with breast cancer, cost influenced the type of surgery they choose to get to remove their tumors, a new study finds. However, very few women reported discussing the costs of care with their medical team. Source: Cost Can Influence Breast Cancer Surgery...
Despite Breast-Conserving Surgery Eligibility, Nearly 50% of Women Chose Mastectomy
Researchers find that surgical decision making is often driven by factors beyond extent of disease. Source: Despite Breast-Conserving Surgery Eligibility, Nearly 50% of Women Chose Mastectomy - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Hormone Therapy Before or Even Without Surgery?
Early stage ER+ breast cancer patients who did not get surgery have no difference in survival and metastasis free survival after 12 years, although there are some additional local recurrences.Patients can sometimes feel nervous about reducing treatment, especially...
Chemotherapy
How Is Immunotherapy Different from Chemotherapy?
In this video, oncologist Melissa Wilson, MD, PhD, explains how the new, FDA-approved immunotherapy attacks cancer cells differently than traditional chemotherapy. Source: How Is Immunotherapy Different from Chemotherapy? - HealthiNation
Risky cancer treatments: doctors advised to educate patients about the heart risks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Researchers from Australia’s Flinders University say that as many as 25 percent of chemotherapy and radiotherapy patients develop heart failure as a result of their treatment. Perhaps even more concerningly, most of these patients have little to no knowledge of the...
PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Tap Water Linked to Cancer Risks
The new study comes as alarming laboratory tests detected PFAS in tap water sampled across the country. Source: PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Found in Tap Water Linked to Cancer Risks
Radiation
Is Proton Therapy Safer than Traditional Radiation?
A new observational study compared the safety and effectiveness of proton therapy and traditional radiation in adults with advanced cancer. Source: Is Proton Therapy Safer than Traditional Radiation? - National Cancer Institute
New tech takes radiation out of cancer screening
Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive technology that could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation. The system uses harmless microwaves and artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect even small,...
How proton radiotherapy can kill cancer in milliseconds
New research in mice shows "for the first time" that scientists can use protons to administer radiation therapy in a matter of milliseconds, killing cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Source: How proton radiotherapy can kill cancer in milliseconds
Lifestyle Issues
The Original Cancer Immunotherapy: Modifying Our Behavior
Our original, innate immunotherapy is our behavior; specifically, the lifestyle choices that support our immune system.A personalized approach to activate our innate immune function, while no absolute guarantee against cancer, can be unleashed in the name of cancer...
Worse Than Lead?
Today, thanks in part to the efforts of a single Virginia family, as many as 97 percent of Americans have toxic flame retardants in their blood. Deeply poisonous, and linked to cancer, genetic damage, and behavioral and learning difficulties, the prevalence of flame...
15 Things Strongly Linked to Cancer
Many cases of cancer are out of our control, determined by genetic defects and predispositions passed down from one generation to the next or spurred by genetic changes that we undergo in our lifetime. However, we also know that breathing in certain substances, eating specific items, and even using some kinds of plastics increases the risk of developing deadly cancer. Below are 15 known and suspected carcinogens.
Other New Research
1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It
It targets cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone, and has minimal side effects. Source: 1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer: Ibrance, Herceptin, Verzenio, and More
These are the targeted therapies doctors use to treat breast cancer Source: Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer: Ibrance, Herceptin, Verzenio, and More
The truth about cancer research-Video
First thing to know:It’s a cancer “industry” first and foremost. Source: The truth about cancer research | Brasscheck TV