Breast Surgery
RCT | Mammography screening with AI reduces workload by 44.3% without loss in detection efficacy
4 Aug, 2023 | 12:13h | UTCArtificial intelligence-supported screen reading versus standard double reading in the Mammography Screening with Artificial Intelligence trial (MASAI): a clinical safety analysis of a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority, single-blinded, screening accuracy study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: First randomized trial finds AI-supported mammography screening is safe and almost halves radiologist workload – Lancet
Commentaries:
Large Mammography Study Shows Significant Benefits with AI-Aided Screening – Diagnostic Imaging
Review | Atypical hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical cases and management strategies
3 Aug, 2023 | 13:07h | UTC
Systematic Review | Post-mastectomy RT likely lowers recurrence and improves survival in early breast cancer with 1-3 positive nodes
25 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC
Changes to breast structure and function across a woman’s lifespan: implications for managing and modeling female breast injuries
19 Jul, 2023 | 14:29h | UTC
RCT | Total breast reconstruction with autologous fat transfer using an expansion device vs implants in patients with breast cancer
28 Jun, 2023 | 13:12h | UTCEffect of Total Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer Using an Expansion Device vs Implants on Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Visual Abstract
Author Interview: Effect of Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer vs Implants on Quality of Life – JAMA
M-A | Effectiveness of physical therapy in axillary web syndrome after breast cancer
27 Jun, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC
Cohort Study | Steady reduction in breast cancer mortality from 1993-2015 in England
22 Jun, 2023 | 14:58h | UTCInvited Commentary: Risk of breast cancer death after a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
NEW research finds that most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long term cancer survivors https://t.co/TaYqRJD6Lu pic.twitter.com/V15bLdmI2H
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 14, 2023
Updated Guidance | Diagnosis and treatment of Early and locally advanced breast cancer
22 Jun, 2023 | 14:52h | UTC
RCT | Increased detection of metastases via PET-CT alters treatment path in locally advanced breast cancer
16 Jun, 2023 | 14:02h | UTCImpact of 18F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Versus Conventional Staging in Patients With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
ASCO Guideline Update | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in breast cancer
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:15h | UTC
Review | Inflammatory lesions of the breast
2 Jun, 2023 | 12:10h | UTCInflammatory Lesions of the Breast – Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Review | Managing menopausal symptoms, fertility, and bone health in breast cancer women on endocrine therapy
30 May, 2023 | 11:40h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement recommends biennial screening mammography for women ages 40 to 74 years
22 May, 2023 | 13:56h | UTCBreast Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Critical perspectives on the statement:
Earlier screening for breast cancer: Benefits and harms – Lown Institute
Why more mammograms aren’t the solution to breast cancer – Vox
Cohort Study | Following lifestyle recommendations linked to lower recurrence in high-risk breast cancer
15 May, 2023 | 12:48h | UTCCommentary: Adherence to healthy lifestyle found to cut breast cancer recurrence, mortality – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Adherence to the @AmericanCancer and the @aicrtweets lifestyle recommendations before and after high-risk breast cancer treatment was associated with a 37% reduced risk of disease recurrence and a 58% reduction in mortality. https://t.co/sy6b8CGgr1
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 4, 2023
Uncertainties and controversies in axillary management of patients with breast cancer
11 May, 2023 | 11:53h | UTC
Single-arm study | Halting endocrine therapy for pregnancy not linked to increased breast cancer events vs. a control cohort
10 May, 2023 | 16:01h | UTCInterrupting Endocrine Therapy to Attempt Pregnancy after Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In women with previous breast cancer who temporarily discontinued adjuvant endocrine therapy to attempt pregnancy, the frequency of breast cancer events was below the prespecified safety threshold and similar to that in controls (POSITIVE trial). https://t.co/zM3f4SbgjE
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 3, 2023
New ACR breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women
9 May, 2023 | 14:50h | UTCGuideline: Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Higher-than-Average Risk: Updated Recommendations from the ACR
Effects of intraoperative fluorescence guidance for breast cancer lumpectomy surgery
9 May, 2023 | 14:48h | UTCIntraoperative Fluorescence Guidance for Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Surgery – NEJM Evidence
News Release: Study finds fluorescent guide can help detect tumor left behind after breast cancer surgery – Mass General Brigham
M-A | Quality of life after risk-reducing surgery for breast and ovarian cancer prevention
9 May, 2023 | 14:21h | UTC
Study suggests that routine axillary scanning in diagnostic breast ultrasound has limited impact on cancer detection
19 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTCTo scan or not to scan: effect of scanning the axilla of all patients undergoing diagnostic breast ultrasound – Clinical Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Is scanning the axilla during diagnostic breast ultrasound necessary? – Health Imaging
M-A | Postoperative analgesic effects of serratus anterior plane block for thoracic and breast surgery
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:01h | UTC
RCT | 10-year results show low-dose tamoxifen reduces noninvasive breast cancer recurrence
17 Apr, 2023 | 12:50h | UTCRandomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Low-Dose Tamoxifen to Prevent Recurrence in Breast Noninvasive Neoplasia: A 10-Year Follow-Up of TAM-01 Study – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT | Exploring the potential of peritumoral lidocaine infiltration to improve outcomes in early breast cancer
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:37h | UTCEffect of Peritumoral Infiltration of Local Anesthetic Before Surgery on Survival in Early Breast Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
SR | Insufficient evidence on skin-sparing mastectomy efficacy and safety for breast cancer
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:04h | UTCSkin‐sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Review | Comprehensive care of women with genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer
5 Apr, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC