Breast Cancer Update

Breast Cancer Update

Breast Cancer Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 09/23/2013 01:17 PM EDT New on the MedlinePlus Breast Cancer page:

Women Vets May Need More Access to Breast Cancer Services

09/20/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Improved screening raised demand on system for follow-up care, study suggests


Source: HealthDay

Shorter Radiation Course Appears Effective for Early Breast Cancer

09/18/2013 07:00 PM EDT

New protocol could replace current standard, experts say


Source: HealthDay

VA Increases Breast Screenings After Initiative

09/18/2013 03:08 PM EDT

The U.S. health system that cares for the nation's veterans increased services to screen for and treat breast cancer over the past five years, but at one hospital the time it took women with the disease to be treated also increased, says a new study.
Source: Reuters Health

Tamoxifen's Mental Side Effects Are Real, Study Shows

09/17/2013 05:00 PM EDT

But researchers also found drug that may counteract problem from breast cancer treatment


Source: HealthDay

Do Women with Breast Cancer Overestimate Their Risk for Cancer in the Unaffected Breast?

09/17/2013 10:26 AM EDT

Source: American College of Physicians - PDF

Preventive Mastectomy on the Rise

09/17/2013 09:05 AM EDT

Source: HealthDay -

Women with Breast Cancer May Overestimate Secondary Risks

09/16/2013 04:23 PM EDT

Young women with breast cancer often overestimate both their chance of developing cancer in the other breast and how much removal of that breast is likely to protect them, a new U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters Health