May 21, 2025

Association Between Risk-Reducing Surgeries and Survival in Young BRCA Carriers With Breast Cancer

In an international cohort study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Blondeaux et al evaluated whether both risk-reducing mastectomy and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy were associated with improved ...

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May 21, 2025

Abbreviated MRI Scans in Detecting Breast Cancer for Women With Dense Breasts

Abbreviated breast MRI scans demonstrated comparable diagnostic accuracy to full multiparametric protocol MRI scans for women with extremely dense breasts, according to findings from the DENSE trial p...

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May 20, 2025

Breast Cancer: Genome-Wide Study Identifies Two New Risk Genes in Black South African Women

“These genes have not been associated with the disease before, which is an important advance in understanding breast cancer risk and biology in women of African ancestry.”

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May 19, 2025

Stromal Disruption Associated With Higher Risk of Developing Aggressive Breast Cancer

Investigators identified changes in stromal breast tissue, called stromal disruption, that may help to identify women with a higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to study findings publis...

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May 16, 2025

Second-Line Endocrine Therapy With/Without Palbociclib Rechallenge in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer

In a phase II trial (PALMIRA) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Llombart-Cussac et al evaluated whether palbociclib rechallenge with second-line alternative endocrine therapy improved prog...

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May 15, 2025

Breast Parenchymal Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer

Six parenchymal phenotypes were established that may be associated with a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Studies of these phenotypes identified by radiomics on mammograms demonstrated that t...

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May 09, 2025

Is Active Monitoring a Safe Option for Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ?

With right-sizing treatment an aim of many treatment approaches in breast cancer today, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), as well as its overtreatment, has become a potential target of change. Which pa...

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May 08, 2025

Collaborative Strategy Involving AI, Human Task-Sharing Could Help Minimize Mammogram Costs

Ahsen et al evaluated the economic feasibility of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into mammography screening within health-care settings, considering full or partial integration. The findin...

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May 08, 2025

Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: 1- vs 3-Week Course

Researchers have examined the safety and efficacy of a 1-week course of postsurgery radiotherapy compared with a traditional 3-week regimen in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to fin...

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