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First randomised trial finds AI-supported mammography screening is safe and almost halved radiologist workload

Written by | 3 Aug 2023

An interim safety analysis of the first randomised controlled trial of its kind involving over 80,000 Swedish women published in The Lancet Oncology journal, finds artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography analysis… read more.

European Commission approves Trodelvy to treat unresectable or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients who have received endocrine-based therapy – Gilead Sciences

Written by | 2 Aug 2023

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that the European Commission (EC) approved Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic hormone receptor… read more.

Which women should receive more than mammograms to screen for breast cancer?

Written by | 15 Jun 2023

Study’s findings point to the importance of considering other risk factors beyond breast density. Dense breast tissue, which contains a higher proportion of fibrous tissue than fat, is… read more.

New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

Written by | 9 May 2023

New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine… read more.

Female healthworkers need better radiation protection to minimise breast cancer risk

Written by | 20 Apr 2023

Women working in healthcare who are regularly exposed to radiation from x-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionising radiation protection to help minimise their risk of developing breast cancer,… read more.

Breast cancer survivorship doubles

Written by | 8 Nov 2022

It was the information she couldn’t find that led Amy Kirkham, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), to her… read more.

HKUMed research team estimates over 30% elevated risk of breast cancer among antipsychotic users

Written by | 28 Sep 2022

A research team from the Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research (CSMPR), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed)… read more.

Study finds COVID-19 pandemic reduced breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screenings by millions

Written by | 10 Jun 2022

New findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show the number of women in the United States who reported having a recent (in the past year) breast cancer… read more.

Breast cancer: Why metastasis spreads to the bone

Written by | 28 Apr 2022

When cancer cells break away from a primary tumor and migrate to other organs, this is called “metastatic cancer.” The organs affected by these metastases, however, depend in… read more.

Half of all women experience false positive mammograms after 10 years of annual screening

Written by | 28 Mar 2022

A study led by UC Davis Health has found that half of all women will experience at least one false positive mammogram over a decade of annual breast… read more.

Updated results from pivotal HER2CLIMB trial evaluating Tukysa in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer – Seagen Inc

Written by | 6 Feb 2022

Seagen Inc. announced the presentation of new data from exploratory analyses from the pivotal HER2CLIMB trial showing that improvement in overall survival (OS) was maintained after an additional… read more.

Phase III monarchE trial of Verzenio in breast cancer published in Annals of Oncology – Eli Lilly

Written by | 25 Oct 2021

Eli Lilly announced updated data from the positive Phase III monarchE trial evaluating the investigational use of Verzenio (abemaciclib) in combination with standard adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) for… read more.

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