has poorer outcomes compared to hormone receptor and/or HER2- positive disease. This is in large part due to the fact that TNBC has yet to reliably respond to available treatments….

…170,000 women without the disease. Analysis of the data found that women who preferred early morning rising had a reduced breast cancer risk compared to women who preferred late night…

…Source:J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2018;16(5):526-534 www.jnccn.org/content/16/5/526.abstract The standard recommendation for breast cancer screening among survivors is to resume annual mammograms one year following the mammogram that led to the…

Take-Home Message: Women who are recommended for postoperative radiotherapy frequently expect adverse outcomes. However, for the majority of patients, the experiences are very good. The Patient’s Perspective on Breast Radiotherapy:…

…had been diagnosed with PBDAs prior to their cancer diagnosis. Interestingly, these women were younger and had denser breasts compared to women who did not have histories of PBDAs. Moreover,…

Asian Women Compared With Non-Hispanic White Women and Between Asian Ethnic Groups Authors: Nguyen, KH et. al. Source: Cancer 2017;123:3468-75 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28603859 Asians are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups…

…smaller, node-negative disease had recurrence risks of 13% up to year 20. Tumor grade was also related to outcomes, but did not seem as significant as lymph node status and…

…Source: J Clin Sleep Med 2016;12(4):495-503. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26612513 Several studies have found connections between poor sleep quality and the risks for multiple types of cancer. This group evaluated the relationship between…

…decreased between 1988 and 2011. Women who underwent surgery had slightly longer (on average) survival (28 months) compared to those who had treatment without surgery first (19 months). Living longer…