Breast Cancer

Reproductive history can impact breast cancer prognosis and outcomes. Later-life births and having several children is associated with lower survival rates, so regular breast cancer screenings must be emphasized in pregnant women.  Women in low- and middle-income countries are beginning to have fewer children and delaying their first pregnancy. Meanwhile, breast cancer incidence continues to...

Black women with breast cancer are at an increased risk for negative outcomes and reduced treatment efficacy. Timely, annual screenings can help close the racial disparity and improve prognosis.  Breast cancer presents a unique epidemiological risk to Black women. Black women are more likely to be diagnosed before age 40, and their mortality rates are...

Text message services offer a low-cost, noninvasive way to help breast cancer survivors post-treatment. They are effective for improving patient–healthcare provider communication. The effects of breast cancer treatment on women’s mental and physical health can linger for years after treatment has ended. Structured post-treatment support is limited and available services are inaccessible to many patients...

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) can reverse the trend of ovarian reserve alterations after chemotherapy. The protection of ovarian function and the prevention of treatment-related reproductive damage in women with cancer will continue to be a pressing concern now and in the future. Oncologists and gynecologists have paid attention to this issue and developed clinical diagnoses...

Black women continue to have poor health outcomes regarding breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Association, compared to all other racial and ethnic groups, Black women have the lowest 5-year survival rate for every stage of diagnosis and every subtype of breast cancer [1]. Breast cancer mortality is twice as high for Black women...

Despite having higher rates of cancer screenings, Black women continue to have a higher cancer mortality rate. Black people are more likely to die from most cancers. Black people also live the shortest amount of time following a cancer diagnosis than any other racial or ethnic group. Additionally, more Black women die from breast cancer...

We know that Black Women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than White women.   But did you know that black women are also more likely to have cancer that metastasizes? In this article, we’ll look at the reasons why. MD Newsline: Why are women of color more likely to have cancer...

Breast cancer diagnosis by mammography is an important step in detection, but overdiagnosis can also be an issue. Researchers find that overdiagnosis is fairly common. Breast cancer mammography screenings can lead to screen-detected breast cancer that, if not detected, would not have caused any signs or symptoms during the patient’s lifetime. There is no consensus...