Search results for "Breast Cancer"
Women with luminal A breast cancer have better short-term survival but long-term survival curves don't level off
Women with luminal A breast cancer have lower mortality rates than those with other subtypes but continue to see a decrease in survival after 10 years of follow-up, according to a new study of molecular tumor subtypes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/25/4.htm
25 Sep 2012
HIV prophylaxis and new weight loss drug approved
This regulatory update covers label changes for dalfampridine and approvals for the first generic versions of montelukast sodium for asthma.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/fda.htm
1 Oct 2012
HRT for 10 years appears to cut risk of heart failure and heart attack without increasing cancer, deep venous thrombosis or stroke
Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for 10 years after menopause may have a significantly reduced risk of mortality, heart failure and heart attack without any increased risk of cancer, deep venous thrombosis or stroke, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/1.htm
16 Oct 2012
Patients may overestimate benefits of screening programs, preventive medicines
Patients overestimated the risk reduction achieved with screening and preventive medications, and clinicians should keep that tendency in mind when discussing such issues with patients, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2012
Tamoxifen for 10 years may halve breast cancer mortality during the second decade after diagnosis
Continuing tamoxifen for 10 years rather than stopping at five years reduces recurrence and mortality in estrogen receptor-positive early breast cancer, particularly after year 10, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/2.htm
11 Dec 2012
Taking a drink: what patients should know
Alcohol is associated with so many benefits and harms that it's hard to know where to start talking to patients about using it. One place might be alcohol misuse and abuse. Teach patients where they fall on the continuum of drinking behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/alcohol.htm
1 Jan 2013
Explaining the risks and benefits of alcohol
Learn the current recommendations on alcohol use and abuse, the reasoning behind them, and how doctors can best talk to patients about the subject.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2013
About 30% of the U.S. population misusesalcohol, according to ...
oncologist atDana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston andfirst author of a paper about moderate alco-hol consumption and breast cancer riskpublished in Journal of the American MedicalAssociation in 2011. ... Moderate alcoholconsumption during adult life, drinkingpatterns, and breast cancer risk. JAMA.2011;306:1884-90.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/acpi-201301-alcohol_t1.pdf
3 Jan 2013
Study compares survival with early-stage breast cancer treatments
Breast-conserving surgery plus radiation was associated with better disease-specific survival than mastectomy alone in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/6.htm
29 Jan 2013
Biennial vs. annual mammography in older women doesn't appear to alter disease-stage diagnoses
Women age 66 to 89 years who undergo biennial screening mammography have similar risk of advanced-stage disease and lower cumulative risk of a false-positive mammography study than those who are screened annually, regardless of comorbidity, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2013