Axillary node reactivity after mRNA vaccine ‘can mimic malignancy’
One in four patients show reactivity on PET scans that could lead to cancer misdiagnosis, researchers report.
Tag: Breast cancer
Are too many Australians with DCIS having sentinel node biopsy?
Surgical data suggest more than a third of women with the condition are having the procedure.
AHA warns about CVD risk of some hormonal therapies for cancer
The potential danger for patients with breast or prostate cancer must not be overlooked, expert says.
Novel metastatic breast cancer therapy gets TGA priority review
The antibody-drug conjugate is being fast-tracked to market because of its promise for patients with few other treatment options.
Oophorectomy ‘reduces risk of breast cancer’ in women with BRCA mutations
The effect is strongest in the five years postsurgery, Canadian investigators report.
Skipping a mammogram ‘ups risk of breast cancer death’
A study of half a million women underscores the benefit of participating in a screening program, researchers say.
Most women opting out of breast reconstruction ‘satisfied’
It helps to have good information and a surgeon who backs their decision, survey shows.
DCIS in a close relative ‘raises risk’ for invasive breast cancer
A Swedish registry study sheds light on how risk varies depending on family history.
Breast cancer: Image-guided biopsy might spare women from surgery
In a subgroup of patients, biopsy can reliably predict a complete response to neoadjuvant therapy, researchers say.
Adjunct radiotherapy ‘improves DCIS outcomes’
Long-term follow-up shows that the benefits of radiotherapy wane after the first decade.
