September 2009 Research News
Number of Women Choosing Protective Mastectomy Increases
September 28, 2009
An increasing number of women are making the decision to have prophylactic mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Read more...
Surgery to Remove Metastatic Breast Cancer Improves Survival
September 22, 2009
Women with metastatic breast cancer at first diagnosis who had the breast tumor (the primary tumor) removed lived twice as long as women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who didn't have the primary tumor removed. Read more...
HER2 Testing, Record of Results Inconsistent and Inadequate
September 14, 2009
Researchers have found that HER2 testing as well as the way the test results are recorded in medical and insurance records are inconsistent and generally inadequate. Read more...
Obesity, Smoking, Drinking Linked to Risk of Second Breast Cancer
September 9, 2009
Obesity, smoking, and drinking alcohol all increase the risk of breast cancer being diagnosed a second time in women previously diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive disease. Read more...