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BREAST CANCER RESEARCH NEWS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
September 2020
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Starting Breast Cancer Screening at Age 40 Instead of 50 Saves Lives
A new British study focused on the appropriate age for starting
mammograms. Learn more about the findings and current breast cancer
screening recommendations from leading health organizations.
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Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Intraoperative Radiation Therapy During
Lumpectomy Compared to Whole-Breast Radiation Therapy
A single dose of radiation therapy given during lumpectomy surgery -
called intraoperative radiation therapy - offered about the same
outcomes for early-stage breast cancer as traditional whole-breast
radiation therapy given after surgery, according to a new study.
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COVID-19 Survey: Pandemic Led to Delays in Care for Nearly Half of
Breast Cancer Survivors
The early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic caused 44% of breast cancer
survivors to have a delay in care, according to a 50-question online
survey that was completed by more than 600 people.
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Radiation for Childhood, Young Adult Cancer and Outcomes After
Premenopausal Breast Cancer
In a recent study, researchers looked at the link between radiation
therapy for childhood or young adult cancer and worse survival for women
who were diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause.
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Veliparib Maintenance After Chemo Slightly Improves Outcomes for
Metastatic HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With BRCA Mutations
People diagnosed with metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer with a
BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation treated with experimental veliparib and
chemotherapy lived about 2 months longer without the cancer growing if
they continued on veliparib after stopping chemotherapy.
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