Breast Cancer

New draft recommendations advocate starting biennial mammographies at age 40. Evidence said to be insufficient for screenings in women aged 75 years and older.

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.

Cancer drug Lynparza (olaparib) reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death in certain aggressive breast cancers by 42% after surgery, while a new prostate cancer treatment improved survival by tracking...

The guidance, developed by a national panel of experts, aims to correct the inconsistent use of mammography in this population, especially when life expectancy is limited, the authors say.

Less than 10% of cancer patients with demonstrated functional impairments are referred to rehabilitation, according to a systematic review of current guidelines.

November flu rates lower than in 2019, pharmacy giant says … NIH: Older women with common breast cancer may not require chemotherapy … Peripheral neuropathy linked to higher mortality risk … Alzheimer’s...

Rates of breast cancer gene detection decrease in senior women … Regeneron hopes U.S. soon will authorize coronavirus antibody drug … Medicaid expansion linked to lower mortality in three major cancer...

Universal mask-wearing could cut 130,000 U.S. COVID deaths by March, study finds … Hard physical labor ups dementia risk; ‘good’ activity has reverse effect … Surgery may help bridge the breast...

Breast cancer mortality 27% lower with later-life mammograms … ‘First documented’ C difficile pacemaker infection concerns researchers … Cancer survivor study finds less sitting benefits seniors’...

Surgical masks appropriate for most COVID-19 treatment, finds study … Coronavirus is aerosolized through talking, exhalation … Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk … African Americans...