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Report: Breast cancer rates fall 2 percent per year
While disparities in mortality rates still exist between whites and blacks, the rate of women dying in the U.S. from breast cancer has continued to fall in recent years, according to a new report.... Read more...
Study: Friends and family influence breast cancer treatment
In theory, friends and family are mostly there to support breast cancer patients and keep them afloat emotionally. The truth is, however, that supporters like these also help patients choose what... Read more...
Study: MRI imaging may do more harm than good for early breast cancer patients
A new study by cancer researchers has drawn the somewhat counterintuitive conclusion that using MRI testing may do early breast cancer patients more harm than good, according to a review by... Read more...
Trend: Shared physician-patient decision-making becoming more common
Of late, patients have been growing more sophisticated about their care, thanks in part to the extensive health information available on the web. They've also been pushed to to consider the relative... Read more...
Study: More breast cancer patients removing unaffected breast
Even though their tumors may be restricted to one breast, a growing number of women undergoing mastectomies are asking surgeons to remove their healthy breast as well in an effort to reduce their... Read more...
Study: Migraines lower breast cancer risk
A new study shows that women who suffer from migraines have a much smaller chance of developing breast cancer. As reported by Reuters, Dr. Christopher Li of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center... Read more...
Study: Medicaid patients don't get cancer screening
Medicaid patients may not be getting the screening they need for cancers such as colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer--and a new study suggests that it may be due in large part to their primary... Read more...
Computers help MDs spot breast cancer
Everyone knows that ultimately, nothing can replace the judgment of a trained clinician--but a little extra help never hurt. Now, a study suggests that in some cases, that help could come from a... Read more...
Study: Cancer survivability affected by patient location
A new study has concluded that the country patients live in--not to mention their skin color--have an impact on whether they survive cancer. These differences in survival are fueled by differences in... Read more...
