By: Yolanda L. Jones, MS, MBA From: nih.gov Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer death. Recommendations for breast cancer screening have generally been based on age rather than an individual’s risk for the disease. Risk can vary significantly depending on a person’s …
A more personalized strategy for breast cancer care
By: Nicole Chien From: uclahealth.org The future of breast cancer care extends beyond treating the disease, itself, says Mediget Teshome, MD. Increasingly, the field is evolving toward a more personalized approach to treatment. “When we think about breast cancer management and how it’s evolved over the past several decades, a lot of it has been driven by a shift in …
Surgical Innovations Help Personalize Breast Cancer Treatment, Improve Quality of Life
From: newswise.com There are two surgical options to treat breast cancer: lumpectomy and mastectomy. But there are many more reasons why women choose one over another, says Sarah McLaughlin, M.D., a breast surgical oncologist and chair of the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. “Some of that can be cancer-based, some of it can be family history and …
Navigating Personalized Approaches With Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
By: Ryan Scott From: onclive.com We sat down with Robert W. Mutter, MD, at the 2024 ACRO Summit to get an inside look at his presentation on partial breast irradiation in early-stage breast cancer. In the interview, Mutter emphasized the importance of considering each patient’s unique perspective, priorities, and risk-benefit evaluations regarding treatment options using radiation therapy and endocrine therapy, …
Personalized Breast Screening a Step Closer to Reality
By: Liam Davenport From: medscape.com A new model for predicting breast cancer risk that is based on standard clinical measures could be used to develop personalized breast screening strategies that are more effective than the current “one size fits all” approach, say researchers. “Several breast cancer risk prediction models have been created, but we believe this is one of the …
Breast cancer patients need personalized follow-up care
By: Sandra Fyfe From: contemporaryobgyn.net The unmet need for personalized follow-up care due to a wide variety of health burdens after treatment needs to be addressed. Breast cancer patients need personalized follow up care after breast cancer treatment due to a wide spectrum of varying health burdens, according to a study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s ESMO …