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All articles tagged: Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of breast (D49.3)

HealthDay 04 January at 03.52 PM

Artificial Intelligence Risk Model Validated for Predicting Breast Cancer

Across European populations, an artificial intelligence (AI) risk model shows generalizable discriminatory performance for predicting breast cancer among women with a negative mammogram, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in The Lancet Regional Health: Europe.Mikael Eriksson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm

HealthDay 19 December at 04.18 PM

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5 to 9

The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio, with attendees including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care professionals. The conference highlighted recent advances in the risk, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer, and presentations focused on emerging tr

HealthDay 11 December at 04.41 PM

SABCS: Serum Hormones Can Help ID Benefit of Anastrozole

Serum hormone concentrations can help ascertain which women with breast cancer will benefit from anastrozole treatment, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in The Lancet Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio.Jack Cuzick, Ph.D., from Queen Mary University o

HealthDay 07 December at 11.01 PM

SABCS: Younger Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Adjuvant RT

For postmenopausal women aged 50 to 69 years with stage 1 hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the risk for recurrence is very low for those who do not undergo radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery (BCS), according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast

HealthDay 01 December at 04.44 PM

ASTRO Issues Guidance Related to Partial Breast Irradiation

In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published online Nov. 15 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are presented to inform best clinical practices on the use of partial breast irradiation (PBI).Simona F. Shaitelman, M.D., from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer