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Some breast cancer survivors may safely de-escalate mammography three years after surgery

Written by | 11 Dec 2023

Women 50 or older who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography three years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes to women who received annual mammography, according… read more.

Regular screening mammograms significantly reduce breast cancer deaths

Written by | 3 Dec 2023

Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…. read more.

False-positive mammogram associated with subsequent increased risk of breast cancer

Written by | 3 Nov 2023

Women who get a false-positive mammogram reading are more likely to develop breast cancer over the ensuing 20 years, researchers reported on Nov. 2, 2023 in JAMA Oncology. As… read more.

Landmark 5-year monarchE outcome data demonstrate Verzenio (abemaciclib)’s long-term impact on cancer recurrence in high-risk early breast cancer – Eli Lilly

Written by | 29 Oct 2023

Eli Lilly and Company announced five-year outcomes from a pre-planned analysis of the Phase III monarchE study evaluating two years of adjuvant Verzenio (abemaciclib) in combination with endocrine… read more.

Survey finds education is needed to identify lesser-known symptoms of breast cancer

Written by | 27 Oct 2023

An overwhelming majority of adults (93%) recognize a lump as a symptom of breast cancer, but less than half recognize other common symptoms associated with the disease, according… read more.

Novartis to present new oncology data at ESMO 2023 demonstrating practice-changing innovation in advanced prostate and early breast cancer

Written by | 12 Oct 2023

Novartis will present new data from 29 Novartis and investigator-led abstracts at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023, highlighting latest developments from across its oncology… read more.

Shorter course of radiation therapy is safe for patients with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone mastectomy and reconstruction

Written by | 3 Oct 2023

Researchers at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center have found that a shorter course of radiation therapy after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery provides the same protection against breast cancer recurrence and… read more.

MHLW (Japan) approval for Phesgo, the fixed-dose subcutaneous combination of Perjeta and Herceptin for HER2-positive breast and colorectal cancer – Chugai

Written by | 30 Sep 2023

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that it has obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for Phesgo combination for Subcutaneous Injection MA, IN… read more.

More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI

Written by | 12 Sep 2023

One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in The Lancet… read more.

AI performs comparably to human readers of mammograms

Written by | 11 Sep 2023

Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with human readers of screening mammograms. Results of their… read more.

Why breast cancer survivors don’t take their medication, and what can be done

Written by | 1 Sep 2023

For roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn’t end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Instead, for the next five to 10 years, doctors recommend that they take… read more.

Breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

Written by | 8 Aug 2023

A study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater incidence of cancer that likely would not… read more.

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