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High-Intensity Exercise During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Improves Survival
High-Intensity Exercise During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Improves Survival September 18, 2024 Women who did a combination of high-intensity interval training, plus either strength work or moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer were more likely to be alive and less likely…
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Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk in Older Women
Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk in Older Women Sep 9, 2024 Protection varied by race and decreased with age. Read more…
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Remembering Shannen Doherty: Her Breast Cancer Story
Remembering Shannen Doherty: Her Breast Cancer Story July 19, 2024 Through her podcast, social media, and openness with the media, Doherty offered the public an intimate look at her experience with breast cancer that spread to her brain. Read more…
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Breaking Research News from Breastcancer.org
Breastcancer.org strives to bring you updates on the latest breast cancer research through its Research News program. Medical experts at Breastcancer.org provide easy-to-understand summaries of what the research means for YOU. Favorite this thread to get notifications on all the breaking news about current breast cancer…
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Adding Cannabis to Standard Medicines Offers Better Nausea Control for People With Cancer
Adding Cannabis to Standard Medicines Offers Better Nausea Control for People With Cancer Sep 9, 2024 But there’s a tradeoff: People taking cannabis reported feeling more anxious and dizzy than people who didn’t take cannabis. Read more…
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Keytruda Improves Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Keytruda Improves Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer September 15, 2024 People diagnosed with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who received the immunotherapy Keytruda (chemical name: pembrolizumab) along with chemotherapy before and after surgery had better event-free survival — how long they lived without…
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Breastfeeding After Breast Cancer Treatment Seems Safe
Breastfeeding After Breast Cancer Treatment Seems Safe September 14, 2024 Women — including women with a BRCA mutation — who breastfeed after receiving breast cancer treatment don’t have a higher risk of recurrence (the cancer coming back) or of a new breast cancer, according to two international studies presented on Sept.…
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HER2-Positive Brain Mets Respond to Enhertu
HER2-Positive Brain Mets Respond to Enhertu September 12, 2014 The targeted therapy Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) helped control areas of metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in the brain, according to results from the DESTINY-Breast12 study presented on Sept. 13 at ESMO 2024. Read more…
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New Hormone-Free Hot Flash Treatments
New Hormone-Free Hot Flash Treatments August 14, 2024 Hot flashes can dramatically affect some women’s quality of life. New research shows hormone-free options can offer relief. Read more…
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Got Prunes? Fruit Linked to Better Bone Health
Got Prunes? Fruit Linked to Better Bone Health August 16, 2024 Eating about six prunes a day can help maintain bone density and strength. Read more…
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Chemo Brain Isn’t All In Your Head, Your Gut Plays a Role
Chemo Brain Isn’t All In Your Head, Your Gut Plays a Role August 28, 2024 The way chemotherapy affects your gut may help explain why some people experience cognitive decline or chemo brain. Read more…
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Exercise May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Coming Back in Some Women
Exercise May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Coming Back in Some Women September 5, 2024 A French study found doing just a modest amount of exercise – about 1.5 hours of brisk walking per week – lowered the risk of metastatic recurrence in pre-menopausal women with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer. Read more…
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FDA Approves Kisqali for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
FDA Approves Kisqali for Early-Stage Breast Cancer September 17, 2024 Kisqali (chemical name: ribociclib) can now be used after surgery in combination with an aromatase inhibitor to treat stage II or stage III hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence. Read more…
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Are medicinal mushrooms safe for ER/PR + survivors?
I’m a seven year stage III hormone positive survivor and will be completing 7 years of hormone therapy (currently on Exemestane, but been on Tamox and Letrozole also) in Nov 2024. My Onc recommends I stay on the max length of 10 years. But I’m struggling so much from the side effects and/or what seems like irreversible…
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Exercise May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Coming Back in Some Women
Exercise May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Coming Back in Some Women Sep 5, 2024 Just 90 minutes of moderate exercise a week seems to reduce the risk of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer coming back as metastatic disease in younger women. Read more…
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Age, Race Affect Accuracy of Mammogram Reading by AI
Age, Race Affect Accuracy of Mammogram Reading by AI Aug 28, 2024 The accuracy of AI programs to flag areas of concern on mammograms seems to depend on the diversity of the data used to create these programs. Read more…
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Two Types of Exercise May Decrease Neuropathy Caused by Chemo
Two Types of Exercise May Decrease Neuropathy Caused by Chemo Aug 22, 2024 People who received chemo and practiced balance exercises and exercises on a vibrating plate had lower rates of neuropathy than those who didn’t do these exercises. Read more…
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Breast Cancer Chemo May Make Everyday Activities Harder for Older Women
Breast Cancer Chemo May Make Everyday Activities Harder for Older Women Aug 13, 2024 Chemotherapy ups the risk that older women with breast cancer will have difficulty walking or climbing stairs. Read more…
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Vegetarian Diet Offers Physical, Mental Benefits for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Vegetarian Diet Offers Physical, Mental Benefits for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Jul 24, 2024 If you have metastatic breast cancer, a whole-food, plant-based diet may help you think and feel better. Read more…
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Breast Cancer After Childbirth and Survival in Women With BRCA Mutation
Breast Cancer After Childbirth and Survival in Women With BRCA Mutation Jul 15, 2024 Does being diagnosed with breast cancer after giving birth affect survival? Read more…
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Which Type of Radiation Is Best for Painful Spots of Cancer in Spine?
Which Type of Radiation Is Best for Painful Spots of Cancer in Spine? Jul 11, 2024 Stereotactic body radiation seems best for easing pain caused by spots of metastatic cancer in the spine. Read more…
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Breast Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Other Cancers
Breast Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Other Cancers Jul 9, 2024 The risk of ovarian and prostate cancer was much higher than average. Read more…
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Metabolic Syndrome May Increase Risk of Death From Breast Cancer
Metabolic Syndrome May Increase Risk of Death From Breast Cancer Jul 9, 2024 How do obesity and metabolic syndrome affect breast cancer outcomes? Read more…
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Exercise Boosts Sexual Health in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Exercise Boosts Sexual Health in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Jul 9, 2024 If you have metastatic disease and want better sex, exercise can help. Read more…
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DASH Diet Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors
DASH Diet Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors Jun 24, 2024 Among women with a history of breast cancer, eating a low-fat diet full of fruits, vegetables, and lean protein lowered the risk of heart disease. Read more…
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Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer
Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 Genetic testing is important for young women with breast cancer. Read more…
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Enhertu Beats Chemotherapy for HER2-Low and -Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enhertu Beats Chemotherapy for HER2-Low and -Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 Enhertu seems better than chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancers with even the lowest detectable levels of HER2. Read more…
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Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer
Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 The risk of a young woman developing a second primary breast cancer is relatively low, unless she has a mutation linked to breast cancer. Read more…
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Taxotere Linked to Less Neuropathy in Black Women
Taxotere Linked to Less Neuropathy in Black Women Jun 17, 2024 In Black women with early-stage breast cancer, Taxotere every three weeks caused less peripheral neuropathy than Taxol every week. Read more…
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Enhertu Beats Chemotherapy for HER2-Low and -Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enhertu Beats Chemotherapy for HER2-Low and -Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 Enhertu offers better survival than chemotherapy for pre-treated, metastatic, HER2-low or -ultralow breast cancer. Read more…