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    Tag: Breast cancer

    Most women with early breast cancer ‘can expect to become long-term survivors’

    June 15, 2023

    Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer will become long-term survivors, according to new research that shows a substantial reduction in the risk of death…

    Conceiving post-breast cancer: Pausing endocrine therapy is safe, study confirms

    May 5, 2023

    Young women with previous breast cancer can safely pause endocrine therapy for up to two years to attempt pregnancy, according to a landmark international study. …

    Breast cancer risk from progestogen-only contraceptives ‘on par’ with combined pill

    March 22, 2023

    Progestogen-only contraceptives confer a similar increased risk of breast cancer as combined oral contraceptives, according to UK and Australian researchers. Their study involving nearly 28,000…

    Best comments of the week: gender dysphoria, greedy locum obstetricians and reluctant patients

    March 17, 2023

    Our readers are posting hundreds of comments on the AusDoc community platform. You’ve written about when patients mentally leave the consultation, the “greed” of locum obstetricians,…

    Omitting radiotherapy ‘safe’ for older women with early breast cancer

    February 22, 2023

    Radiotherapy can be safely omitted for older women with early oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery and tamoxifen, according to Scottish doctors.  Their…

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    Medication reduces hot flushes in women on endocrine therapy after breast cancer: Aus study

    November 13, 2022

    A Monash University-led trial shows a new medication significantly reduces vasomotor symptoms in women taking oral adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer. The drug, called…

    Ballet helps breast cancer survivors improve shoulder mobility: study  

    November 1, 2022

    Classical ballet classes could aid recovery from upper-body morbidity in women following breast cancer therapy, a small Australian study suggests.  UNSW Sydney–led researchers say the…

    Can AI reduce the harms and cost of Australia’s breast cancer screening program?

    September 30, 2022

    There is a debate raging within the medical community which has yet to reach the wider public about the costs and benefits of Australia’s national…

    Risk of developing metastatic breast cancer ‘declines with time’

    September 12, 2022

    Australian women’s risk of developing metastatic breast cancer after a diagnosis of localised disease declines with time, dropping to about 1% after five years, researchers…

    Digital breast tomosynthesis screening ‘ups invasive investigations’

    July 4, 2022

    The 3D modality finds both more malignant and more benign lesions than digital mammography, study shows.

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