Search results for "Breast Cancer"
Details debated in breast screening
Amid a thicket of competing and sometimes conflicting studies about breast cancer screening, medical groups have adopted differing stances on how to address the conundrum of harms versus benefits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/breast-screening.htm
1 Mar 2017
More debate about mammography
This issue covers the debate about breast cancer screening, medication adherence, and the ethics of students who follow up on patients by using the electronic medical record.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2017
Women with breast cancer at high mutation risk report barriers to genetic testing in recent survey
That only slightly more than half of high-risk patients were tested shows a missed opportunity to prevent ovarian and other cancer deaths, the study authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/14/2.htm
14 Feb 2017
Potential overdiagnosis may be significantly associated with breast cancer screening
Danish researchers assessed screening programs offering biennial mammography for women ages 50 to 69 years to determine trends in the incidence of advanced and nonadvanced breast cancer tumors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 2017
Act early to counter rise in osteoporosis
Recent studies indicate that late-life bone resiliency has been eroding, and newly released guidelines suggest diagnostic and treatment strategies to counteract that slide among women.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/osteoporosis-care.htm
1 Jan 2017
Vigilance needed to combat osteoporosis
This issue covers such topics as osteoporosis, nutrition, vertigo, and opioids and medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/editors-note.htm
1 Jan 2017
Overdiagnosis with screening mammography may be more likely than detection of large tumors
Researchers used data from 1975 through 2012 to examine tumor size and size-specific breast cancer incidence in women ages 40 and older.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/18/1.htm
18 Oct 2016
Call for public comment on Women's Preventive Services Initiative recommendations
Topics include screening for cervical cancer, counseling for sexually transmitted infections, HIV screening, contraception and contraceptive counseling, breastfeeding services and supplies, screening for interpersonal and domestic violence, well-woman preventive visits, and breast cancer screening for average-risk women.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/13/5.htm
13 Sep 2016
Extended aromatase inhibitor therapy appears to benefit postmenopausal patients with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer
Adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor more than 5 years after initial treatment is “safe and beneficial” for postmenopausal patients with hormone-receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2016
Subspecialists miss opportunities to address patients' financial concerns, study shows
Transcripts of doctor-patient interactions may suggest failure on the part of physicians, but they also reflect a general failure on the part of the health care system, as drug prices and out-of-pocket spending are often difficult to determine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/12/2.htm
12 Apr 2016