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<乌鸦传媒>Suzanne Somers' Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation

The actress harnessed the power of traditional media like social media influencers do today

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<乌鸦传媒>Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Validates Accuracy of PREDICT Prognostication Tool in Breast Cancer

Findings suggest it's a suitable decision aid for U.S. oncologists and patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results

Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation

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<乌鸦传媒>HER3-Targeted Drug Active in Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer

Durable responses across all three major subtypes of breast cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>Hypofractionated RT for Breast Cancer Post-Mastectomy as Effective as Standard RT

Randomized trial a "game changer" for patients who have implant-based reconstruction, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survival

PSO should be performed early, particularly for those with the BRCA1 variant, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>New Insight Into Hyperglycemia Risk With PI3K Inhibitor for Breast Cancer

Significantly more common in community setting, predicted by high baseline HbA1c

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<乌鸦传媒>Ultrasound May Help Early Breast Cancer Patients Avoid SLNB

No axillary surgery matches SLNB for patients with a negative ultrasound of axillary lymph nodes

<乌鸦传媒>Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough

Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity

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<乌鸦传媒>Early Oophorectomy May Accelerate Onset of Chronic Health Problems

Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy tied to higher odds of arthritis, sleep apnea, and more

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<乌鸦传媒>Opt-Out Strategy Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Completion Rates

Opt-out vs opt-in approach also resulted in more canceled referrals, increasing burden for staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Global Incidence of Early-Onset Cancer Has Surged Since 1990

Early-onset breast cancer has highest incidence and mortality rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy

Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

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<乌鸦传媒>In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back

We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors

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<乌鸦传媒>AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detection

But can AI capture relevant biological features of detected lesions?

<乌鸦传媒>Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality

These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools

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<乌鸦传媒>PPIs Linked to Worse Outcomes With Widely Used Breast Cancer Drug

Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors with palbociclib associated with shorter survival

<乌鸦传媒>New CMS Coding Shortchanges Natural-Tissue Breast Reconstruction

Elisabeth Potter, MD, on the negative effect on women with breast cancer and their surgeons

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<乌鸦传媒>PET-CT Superior to Conventional Scans for Spotting Distant Breast Cancer Mets

Study shows twice as many locally advanced patients upstaged with PET-CT vs conventional staging

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Varies by Molecular Subtype

Korean study suggests need for individualized surveillance, optimized use of breast MRI

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Drugs May Weaken Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs

Survivors on aromatase inhibitors lost significantly less weight

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<乌鸦传媒>Early Invasive Breast Cancer Now Leaves Mostly Long-Term Survivors

Mortality risk has decreased substantially since the 1990s

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Ultrasound Recs May Not Be Targeting the Right Women

It's not just dense breasts that matter, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>How Vax Skeptics Sow Doubt; Gun Death Every 11 Minutes; 90210 Star's Cancer Spreads

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Studies Question Role of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in First-Line Advanced Breast Cancer

No PFS, OS benefit with first-line versus second-line CDK4/6 inhibition, more toxicity, cost

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<乌鸦传媒>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients鈥� Options for Breast Reconstruction

Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>Chemo-Free Approach Works in Subset of Patients With HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

Impressive 3-year invasive DFS seen with adaptive response strategy using FDG-PET

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<乌鸦传媒>CDK4/6 Extends Reach Into Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Addition of ribociclib to endocrine therapy boosts disease-free survival in high-risk disease

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<乌鸦传媒>ASCO Backs Routine ESR1 Testing for Certain Breast Cancers

Activity of elacestrant in EMERALD trial "provides strong signal" for guideline update

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<乌鸦传媒>Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough

Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed

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<乌鸦传媒>Thriving After Cancer

Tara Sanft, MD, on how clinicians can support patients through difficult times

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<乌鸦传媒>Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status

Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines

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<乌鸦传媒>Taxane, Anthracycline Combo Most Effective in Reducing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Chemotherapy regimens with higher cumulative dose provide greatest benefit

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<乌鸦传媒>Local Anesthesia Before Breast Cancer Surgery Improves OS in Randomized Trial

Intervention is inexpensive, easy to implement, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>High Out-of-Pocket Costs Tied to Less Follow-Up After Initial Mammography

Plans dominated by copays and deductibles are associated with higher out-of-pocket costs

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<乌鸦传媒>Progestin-Only Birth Control Linked to Small Increase in Breast Cancer Risk

But risk is similar to combined hormonal contraceptive use

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<乌鸦传媒>Focus on Optimizing Use of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer

Choice of agent, post-progression treatment, and resistance mechanisms top unanswered questions

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<乌鸦传媒>Understanding of HER2-Low Breast Cancer Continues to Evolve

New breast cancer subtype proves challenging to define molecularly, pathologically, clinically

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