Oncology – Breast
RCT: Heart-protecting drugs likely unnecessary for most breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant treatment.
8 Jun, 2021 | 09:15h | UTCCommentaries: Heart-protecting drugs likely unnecessary for many breast cancer patients – American College of Cardiology
Population-based cohort study suggests increased survival after breast conservation surgery + radiotherapy compared to mastectomy with or without radiotherapy in women with breast cancer.
10 May, 2021 | 00:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Women receiving breast-conserving surgery for #breastcancer fare better than those who take away the whole breast says a new study taking into account comorbidities and socioeconomic background. Superior survival rates support less extensive surgery https://t.co/JEXasP56Di
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) May 5, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: Close monitoring for heart risk needed if breast, prostate cancer treatment includes hormonal therapies
29 Apr, 2021 | 08:33h | UTCNews release: Close monitoring for heart risk needed if breast, prostate cancer treatment includes hormones – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Impact of Hormonal Therapies for Treatment of Hormone-Dependent Cancers (Breast and Prostate) on the Cardiovascular System – American Heart Association
Commentaries: Hormonal Therapy for Breast and Prostate Cancer: Lessons and Opportunities – American Heart Association AND Hormonal Based Therapies in the Treatment of Breast and Prostate Cancer – balancing the risks! – American Heart Association AND Hormone Cancer Therapies Increase CV Risk: AHA Scientific Statement – TCTMD AND Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA – HealthDay
Systematic Review: PARP (Poly ADP‐Ribose Polymerase) inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
23 Apr, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCSummary: PARP inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer – Cochrane Library
RCT: Sacituzumab Govitecan in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCSacituzumab Govitecan in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guide to enhanced recovery for cancer patients undergoing breast surgery and reconstruction
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:01h | UTC
70-gene signature as an aid for treatment decisions in early breast cancer: updated results of the phase 3 randomised MINDACT trial with an exploratory analysis by age
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:07h | UTC70-gene signature as an aid for treatment decisions in early breast cancer: updated results of the phase 3 randomised MINDACT trial with an exploratory analysis by age – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Covid-19: Schedule breast screening before vaccine or 4 to 6 weeks after to avoid false positives, says guidance
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCRecommendations: Pharmacovigilance Evidence Review: The effect of COVID-19 vaccines on breast screening – Drug Safety Research Unit
Related: 2 Case Series and Guidance | Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
2 Case Series and Guidance| Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:42h | UTCCase series: Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients: Diagnostic Dilemma in Oncology Patients – Radiology
Related case series in women without cancer: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccination Associated Axillary Adenopathy: Imaging Findings and Follow-Up Recommendations in 23 Women – American Journal of Roentgenology
Related guidance 1: Multidisciplinary Recommendations Regarding Post-Vaccine Adenopathy and Radiologic Imaging: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology
Related guidance 2: Mitigating the Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccinations on Patients Undergoing Breast Imaging Examinations: A Pragmatic Approach – American Journal of Roentgenology AND Commentary: What to do when a mammogram shows swollen lymph nodes in women just vaccinated for COVID – Massachusetts General Hospital
Commentary: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn – AuntMinnie (free registration required)
Clinical practice guidelines for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:43h | UTCClinical practice guidelines for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing – European Journal of Cancer
Commentary on Twitter
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing- Clinical practice guidelineshttps://t.co/bpdXf70PnW pic.twitter.com/i6O0br35ap
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) February 15, 2021
Review: Optimal supportive care for patients with metastatic breast cancer according to their disease progression phase
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:35h | UTC
Review: Breast cancer in adolescent and young adult women under the age of 40 years
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:13h | UTCBreast Cancer in Adolescent and Young Adult Women Under the Age of 40 Years – JCO Oncology Practice
Cost-effective analysis suggests incorporating baseline breast density at 40 years to determine the frequency of screening in women at average risk for breast cancer
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:37h | UTCIncorporating Baseline Breast Density When Screening Women at Average Risk for Breast Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening based on breast density at age 40 may reduce breast cancer mortality – ACP Internist AND Screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective for reducing breast cancer mortality – American College of Physicians AND For Mammography: Baseline at 40 Makes Sense – Diagnostic Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
New research led by @TinaShihHSR of @MDAndersonNews found screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective and cost-effective for reducing #breastcancer mortality https://t.co/9f0P7CSCmD. pic.twitter.com/PemE8XVSqr
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) February 9, 2021
PET imaging reveals which breast cancer patients won’t respond to hormone therapy
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC
Breast Cancer Risk Genes — Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:07h | UTC
A population-based study of genes previously implicated in breast cancer
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:05h | UTCA Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
7 Feb, 2021 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer tops lung cancer as most diagnosed cancer in the world, new report says – CNN AND Breast Cancer Tops Lung Cancer for No. 1 Diagnosis Worldwide – Diagnostic Imaging
Related: Breast cancer now most common form of cancer: WHO taking action – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
For the first time, female breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world according to the latest @AmericanCancer & @IARCWHO report. https://t.co/SmX8czB4Wx #GlobalCancerStats?️#WorldCancerDay pic.twitter.com/IUMFkMUzx2
— CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (@CAonline) February 4, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine-linked adenopathies could mimic breast malignancies
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:17h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Adenopathies Could Mimic Breast Malignancies – Diagnostic Imaging
Original Study: Unilateral axillary Adenopathy in the setting of COVID-19 vaccine – Clinical Imaging
Commentaries on Twitter
Important for radiologists to consider vaccine induced hyperplastic adenopathy in unilateral axillary adenopathy seen on #breastimaging post #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19
Read here https://t.co/7IizHgIzU0@NishiMehtaMD @KatiaDodelzon @KemiMDRad @WCMRadiology @BreastImaging
— Clinical Imaging (@CI_Journal) January 19, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine may cause swollen lymph nodes that could be mistaken for breast malignancies. However, it's important not to postpone your vaccine or breast cancer screenings, researchers from @WCMRadiology and @WCMBreastCenter say. https://t.co/jLuVbA2rXL
— Weill Cornell Medicine (@WeillCornell) January 22, 2021
ASCO Guideline: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and targeted therapy for breast cancer
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:34h | UTC
Consensus statement recommends individualizing surveillance mammography for older patients after treatment for early-stage breast cancer
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:33h | UTCCommentaries: First Mammography Guidelines Released for Older Breast Cancer Survivors – Diagnostic Imaging AND New Surveillance Mammography Screening Guidelines Issued for Breast Cancer Survivors Aged 75 and Older – The ASCO Post