BREAST CANCER RESEARCH NEWS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW September 2020
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.
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. Read
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. Read
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. Read
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. Read
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