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Breast Cancer Survivors May Have Difficulty Becoming Pregnant, But Have Healthy Babies and Experience No Impact on Long-Term Survival

December 11th 2020, 2:00pm

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While breast cancer survivors had a 45% higher risk of going into preterm labor, there were no significant increased risks of congenital defects or other pregnancy or delivery complications.

Meditation, Survivorship Classes Significantly Reduced Depressive Symptoms in Young Breast Cancer Survivors

December 10th 2020, 9:30pm

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Prior to receiving behavioral interventions, more than half of participating young survivors of breast cancer were considered clinically depressed. That number dropped to 30% after participants received mindfulness meditation and survivorship education classes.

Dietary Changes to Reduce Diabetes Risk May Also Increase Survival for Breast Cancer

December 10th 2020, 7:00pm

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Women with higher diet adherence scores after diagnosis had a 33% lower risk for all-cause mortality and a 17% lower risk for mortality related to breast cancer compared with women with lower diet adherence scores.

Physicians ‘Systematically’ Miss Substantial Symptoms in Certain Patients With Breast Cancer

December 10th 2020, 2:00pm

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Of note, the results indicated that patients with breast cancer who were younger than 60 and of Black or other race were more likely to experience under-recognized symptoms by their physician.

Oral Paclitaxel-Encequidar Combo Appears Safe, Effective in Patients With Rare Subset of Breast Cancer

December 9th 2020, 10:00pm

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Recently presented data demonstrated that a combination of oral paclitaxel and Encequidar elicited promising results in patients with radiation-associated breast angiosarcoma.

Oral Paclitaxel Combo May Lower Rates of Chemo-Induced Neuropathy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 9th 2020, 9:00pm

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In addition to having greater efficacy, the combination of oral paclitaxel and encequidar demonstrated lower rates of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with metastatic breast cancer compared to intravenous paclitaxel.

Women With Breast Cancer Who Receive Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery at Greater Risk for Continued Opioid, Controlled Substance Use

December 9th 2020, 7:00pm

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Younger age, breast cancer diagnosis, Medicaid insurance and treatment type were associated with an increased risk for women becoming new chronic users of opioids or sedatives/hypnotics following mastectomy with reconstructive surgery.

Oral Paclitaxel Improves Response, Reduces Peripheral Neuropathy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 18th 2019, 6:57pm

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Patients with metastatic breast cancer who received an oral version of the chemotherapy drug experienced improved response rates and reductions in peripheral neuropathy compared to those who took the drug intravenously.

Men with Breast Cancer Must Attend Major Conferences to Advocate for Themselves

December 18th 2019, 3:00am

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At the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Khevin Barnes advocated on behalf of men with breast cancer, but also advocated for more men with breast cancer to join him.

Circulating Tumor DNA After Neoadjuvant Chemo May Determine Risk of Recurrence in TNBC

December 18th 2019, 1:00am

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Patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who did not have circulating tumor DNA in their blood experienced superior outcomes to chemotherapy followed by surgery.