Jul 07 New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says By Orly Nadell Farber, STAT A new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 3:22 Most women with smaller breast cancer tumors can safely skip chemo, study finds New findings show women with early stage breast cancer can avoid chemotherapy. Researchers now say most women with smaller tumors can safely skip the treatment and avoid side effects like fatigue and nausea. Amna Nawaz learns more from Dr. Larry… Continue watching
Jun 04 Many early-stage breast cancer patients can skip chemo, major study finds By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the United States and many more elsewhere the ordeal and expense of these drugs. Continue reading
Apr 03 5 important medical stories that you might have missed By Dr. Amber Robins It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Feb 08 Poor women more likely to lose jobs during breast cancer treatment, study finds By Kate Sheridan, STAT The new study also found overall between 20 and 30 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer will lose their jobs. Continue reading
Jan 10 One in three women may receive unnecessary mammograms, study says By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The study raises the uncomfortable possibility that some women who believe their lives were saved by mammograms were actually harmed by cancer screenings that led to surgery, radiation and even chemotherapy that they didn’t need. Continue reading
Nov 02 Breast cancer deaths might double by 2030, reports say By Alison Thoet Cancer deaths among women are expected to climb 60 percent globally by 2030, based on estimates released Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:39 Tig Notaro explains how to make breast cancer funny By PBS News Hour Comedian Tig Notaro lost her mother, ended a long-term relationship and got diagnosed with breast cancer all in the same year. It was, she says, more than she could handle, but it also spurred a writing spree that helped her… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:27 Breast cancer now as common among black women as white, report says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:30 How to make sense of the new mammogram guidelines By PBS News Hour The American Cancer Society has revised its mammogram guidelines, recommending that women with an average risk of cancer start screenings at age 45, not 40. Judy Woodruff examines the guidelines and the debate with Dr. Richard Wender of the American… Continue watching