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Health News and Information - News Medical

	June 11, 2018
	Breast Cancer
	The latest breast cancer news from News Medical

Research examines link between lower-fat diet and breast cancer overall survival

Women diagnosed with breast cancer during the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial who were following a lower-fat diet had increased breast cancer overall survival, although the increase was likely partly due to better survival from several causes of death.

			Study: Breast cancer survivors do not receive recommended level of screening after surgery Breast cancer survivors are not getting the recommended level of screening, post-surgery, according to a newly-published study in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

			Older women undergoing mammography may have increased awareness to other preventive tests Medicare patients who undergo mammography screening also are more likely to follow up with other recommended preventive services such as cervical cancer screenings or Pap smear, bone mass measurement or a flu vaccine, as compared to unscreened women, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.

	Researchers identify racial differences in breast cancer immune microenvironment Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified significant differences in the immune microenvironment of breast cancer tumors between African-American and white women, shedding light on the ways in which race can influence cancer development and outcomes.

	Study: Few men undergo genetic testing despite high risk of breast cancer Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. At least 10 percent of cancers are caused by inherited mutations in genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Parents with the cancer gene mutation have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to a son or daughter.

	New guideline for HER2 testing in breast cancer benefits patients and clinicians Published today, a Focused Update to the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guideline for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing in breast cancer brings new levels of clarity that will benefit patients and clinical teams alike.

	Breast cancer treated successfully with immune therapy According to researchers from the US, early breast cancers can be successfully treated with a new form of immune therapy instead of traditional chemotherapy. The details of the treatment and the case is published in the journal Nature Medicine.

	Chemotherapy may provide no benefit for breast cancer in some cases In a new study a team of researchers have found that chemotherapy can be completely skipped in early stage breast cancer patients provided certain genetic tests of the tumours are made to assess the risk.