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Protein Levels Could Predict Prognosis Of Breast Cancer
The prognosis of breast cancer could be predicted by recently identified protein according to the latest study published in the journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology. A link between levels of some...
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Could Controversial Canadian Mammography Study Spark New Thinking in the U.S.?
Bottom Line: A recent report from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) concluded that mammography screening does not reduce deaths from breast cancer. Background Information: The...
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False-Positive Mammograms Associated With Anxiety, Willingness for Future...
Bottom Line: Mammograms with false-positive results were associated with increased short-term anxiety for women, and more women with false-positive results reported that they were more likely to...
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Study Examines Prophylactic Double Mastectomy Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Bottom Line: Many women diagnosed with cancer in one breast consider, and eventually undergo, a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to remove both breasts, although few of them have a...
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New Study Suggests Benefit of Screening on Breast Cancer Deaths
Bottom Line: Invitation to modern mammography screening may reduce deaths from breast cancer by about 28%, suggests a study from Norway published on bmj.com. This means that for every 10,000 women...
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Racial Disparities in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Women with Breast Cancer
Bottom Line: The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and white women from 2002 to 2007, but the rates remained lower in black than white...
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Breast Cancer Screening For Over 70s Doesn’t Prompt Expected Sharp Fall in...
Bottom Line: Including much older women in a national breast cancer screening programme does not prompt a sharp fall in new cases of advanced disease in this age group – as would be expected for a...
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Time to Halt “Unethical” Breast Cancer Screening Trial, Warn Experts
Bottom Lines: Experts are calling for the ongoing trial into extended breast cancer screening to be halted. In a letter to The BMJ this week, Susan Bewley, Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College...
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Skirt Size Increase Linked to 33% Greater Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
Bottom Line: Going up a skirt size over a period of 10 years between your mid 20s and mid 60s is linked to a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, finds a large...
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Quarter of Patients Have Subsequent Surgery After Breast Conservation Surgery
Bottom Line: Nearly a quarter of all patients who underwent initial breast conservation surgery (BCS) for breast cancer had a subsequent surgical intervention, according to a report published online by...
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