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RCT | Mammography screening with AI reduces workload by 44.3% without loss in detection efficacy

4 Aug, 2023 | 12:13h | UTC

Artificial 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

Expert reaction to interim safety analysis of randomised trial on AI-supported mammography screening – Science Media Centre

 


Review | Atypical hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical cases and management strategies

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:07h | UTC

Atypical hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical cases and management strategies – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


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

Post‐mastectomy radiotherapy for women with early breast cancer and one to three positive lymph nodes – Cochrane Library

Summary: Is X-ray treatment (radiotherapy) after removal of breast tissue (mastectomy) better than no X-ray treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer that has spread to one to three armpit lymph nodes? – Cochrane Library

 


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

Changes to breast structure and function across a woman’s lifespan: Implications for managing and modeling female breast injuries – Clinical Biomechanics

Commentary: Breast injuries are common for female athletes. Here’s why better awareness and reporting are needed – The Conversation

 


RCT | Total breast reconstruction with autologous fat transfer using an expansion device vs implants in patients with breast cancer

28 Jun, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC

Effect 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

Effectiveness of physical therapy in axillary web syndrome after breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Supportive Care in Cancer

 


Cohort Study | Steady reduction in breast cancer mortality from 1993-2015 in England

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:58h | UTC

Breast cancer mortality in 500 000 women with early invasive breast cancer in England, 1993-2015: population based observational cohort study – The BMJ

Invited Commentary: Risk of breast cancer death after a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer – The BMJ

News Release: Women diagnosed with early breast cancer today are much less likely to die from the disease than 20 years ago – University of Oxford

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Updated Guidance | Diagnosis and treatment of Early and locally advanced breast cancer

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:52h | UTC

Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

 


RCT | Increased detection of metastases via PET-CT alters treatment path in locally advanced breast cancer

16 Jun, 2023 | 14:02h | UTC

Impact 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

Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology–College of American Pathologists Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Commentary: ASCO-CAP Guideline Update Confirms Previous Recommendations for HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer – ASCO Daily News

 


Review | Inflammatory lesions of the breast

2 Jun, 2023 | 12:10h | UTC

Inflammatory 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

Advances in the Management of Menopausal Symptoms, Fertility Preservation, and Bone Health for Women With Breast Cancer on Endocrine Therapy – ASCO Educational Book

 


USPSTF Draft Statement recommends biennial screening mammography for women ages 40 to 74 years

22 May, 2023 | 13:56h | UTC

Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Critical perspectives on the statement:

Earlier screening for breast cancer: Benefits and harms – Lown Institute

Video: Mammography – Does it save lives? | The USPSTF is incorrect | I review ALL the data – By Dr. Vinay Prasad

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 | UTC

Adherence to Cancer Prevention Lifestyle Recommendations Before, During, and 2 Years After Treatment for High-risk Breast Cancer – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Adherence to healthy lifestyle found to cut breast cancer recurrence, mortality – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Uncertainties and controversies in axillary management of patients with breast cancer

11 May, 2023 | 11:53h | UTC

Uncertainties and controversies in axillary management of patients with breast cancer – Cancer Treatment Reviews

 


Single-arm study | Halting endocrine therapy for pregnancy not linked to increased breast cancer events vs. a control cohort

10 May, 2023 | 16:01h | UTC

Interrupting Endocrine Therapy to Attempt Pregnancy after Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Temporary Interruption of Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment to Attempt Pregnancy Does Not Increase Short-Term Risk for Worsening Breast Cancer Outcomes – ESMO

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


New ACR breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

9 May, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC

News Release: New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women – American College of Radiology

Guideline: 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 | UTC

Intraoperative 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

Quality of life after risk-reducing surgery for breast and ovarian cancer prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

 


Study suggests that routine axillary scanning in diagnostic breast ultrasound has limited impact on cancer detection

19 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTC

To 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

Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Thoracic and Breast Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Pain Physician

 


RCT | 10-year results show low-dose tamoxifen reduces noninvasive breast cancer recurrence

17 Apr, 2023 | 12:50h | UTC

Randomized 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)

Commentary: Low-Dose Tamoxifen to Prevent Recurrence in Patients With Breast Noninvasive Neoplasia: 10-Year Follow-up of TAM-01 Trial – The ASCO Post

 


RCT | Exploring the potential of peritumoral lidocaine infiltration to improve outcomes in early breast cancer

11 Apr, 2023 | 14:37h | UTC

Effect of Peritumoral Infiltration of Local Anesthetic Before Surgery on Survival in Early Breast Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Editorial: Peritumoral Lidocaine Injection: A Low-Cost, Easily Implemented Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Early-Stage Breast Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 


SR | Insufficient evidence on skin-sparing mastectomy efficacy and safety for breast cancer

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC

Skin‐sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Summary: Is skin-sparing mastectomy an effective and safe surgical procedure 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

Comprehensive Care of Women With Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 


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