By: Monica Haro From: bezzybc.com Create boundaries and be specific People want to help, visit, and know your medical details. Support is a good thing, but it overwhelmed me. I experienced a learning curve, creating boundaries and vocalizing what I needed. I felt trapped in exhausting conversations about my medical details and unwanted advice. I realized I didn’t have to …
Chemo causes lasting physical decline in breast cancer survivors
By: Dennis Thompson From: medicalxpress.com Breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy tend to suffer a longer-lasting decline in their physical health, compared to women who receive hormone therapy or other cancer treatments. Chemotherapy patients reported a physical decline that extended more than two years after their diagnosis with breast cancer, researchers reported Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. This decline …
HR+/MP-H2 Breast Cancers Resemble Triple-Negative, Guiding New Therapies
By: Jordyn Sava From: targetedonc.com A recent analysis of breast cancer subtypes reveals that a subset of hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancers classified as high-2 (MP-H2) by the MammaPrint (MP) assay closely resemble triple-negative breast cancers in both molecular features and clinical behavior.1 This finding, which is based on data from the I-SPY2 neoadjuvant trial (NCT01042379), suggests that patients …
New federal mandate on breast density: Essential guidance for clinicians and patients
By: Denise Heady, University of California, Los Angeles From: medicalxpress.com A new federal mandate requires that all women undergoing mammography in the U.S. be informed about their breast density—a factor that affects both cancer detection and risk. The regulation mandates that more than 40 million women receiving mammograms each year receive this information. While the regulation aims to improve patient …
Sweet potato extracts slow breast and lung cancer growth, study finds
By: Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. From: news-medical.net A study led by researchers from Tennessee State University, USA, has found that methanolic extracts of sweet potato leaves and stems can inhibit the growth of breast and lung cancer cells. The findings are published in the journal BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. Sweet potato is a highly nutritious vegetable belonging to …
BCRF Research Identifies Immune Cell Changes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
By: Priya Malhotra, PhD From: bcrf.org Findings may help explain why immunotherapies aren’t effective in certain patients with TNBC BCRF investigator Dr. Xiang Zhang and his colleagues are examining the crosstalk between a breast tumor and the body’s immune system to understand why some cancers do not respond to treatment. He and his team recently published results in Nature Cell …
Stressors affect systemic inflammation, tumor aggressiveness in breast cancer
By: Elana Gotkine From: medicalxpress.com For women with breast cancer, stressors are associated with deleterious alterations to the systemic and tumor immune environment, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Alexandra R. Harris, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues examined the proteomic, transcriptomic, and genomic effects associated with …
Ablation suitable alternative to surgery in breast cancer treatment
By: Amerigo Allegretto From: auntminnieeurope.com Image-guided ablation techniques can be a suitable alternative to surgery in breast cancer patients, according to a talk given on 26 February at ECR 2025. In his presentation, Leo Razakamanantsoa, MD, from Sorbonne Université in Paris, France, discussed the current uses of cryoablation and thermoablation, as well as their benefits toward patient outcomes and sustainability. …
Scanner technology can see ‘previously undetectable’ cancer spread
By: University of Aberdeen From: medicalxpress.com A new scanner developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen could change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated, meaning patients could receive fewer surgeries and more individually-tailored treatments. Scientists from the University, in collaboration with NHS Grampian, used a prototype version of the new Field Cycling Imager (FCI) scanner to examine …
Breast-conserving surgery improves sexual well-being compared to breast reconstruction
By: Wolters Kluwer Health From: medicalxpress.com For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. “In our study, patients undergoing BCT scored consistently higher on a measure of sexual well-being, compared to total mastectomy and breast …