Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Medicare NCDs hinder access to cancer biomarker testing for minorities
Failure to expand Medicare benefits widens disparities in biomarker testing. Study authors say additional efforts are needed to ensure equitable...
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Could probiotics reduce ‘chemo brain’ in breast cancer patients?
Probiotic treatment given alongside chemotherapy is sufficient to protect against memory disturbances in patients with breast cancer.
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Radiologist fatigue affects breast imaging interpretation
The impact of time and experience on overall patient recall and false-positive rates has not been well-studied.
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Abraxane still in short supply for cancer patients
Allotments for this chemotherapy drug are waning but patients are willing to travel for treatment.
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Breast cancer treatment worse for incarcerated patients
Breast cancer patients who are incarcerated at diagnosis often do not get neoadjuvant therapy and face delays in upfront surgery, study finds.
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Omega-3 supplementation improves sleep, mood in breast cancer patients on hormone therapy
Although the sample size was small, this study showed that 4 weeks of omega-3 supplementation improved sleep quality in cancer patients.
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Cardiovascular effects of breast cancer treatment vary based on weight, menopausal status
The risk of dyslipidemia was higher in postmenopausal aromatase inhibitors users and lower in postmenopausal tamoxifen users, compared with...
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Cancer risk tied to some manufactured foods
The results of three European studies support the removal of trans fatty acids, nitrites, and nitrates from food products.
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Breast cancer-related musculoskeletal pain alleviated with acupuncture
A new study shows that electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture may relieve debilitating chronic musculoskeletal pain for breast cancer...
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Sacituzumab govitecan effective in Black mTNBC patients
Black women may have outcomes comparable to those of other women when given sacituzumab govitecan for the treatment of metastatic TNBC, suggests...