Younger breast cancer patients have more adverse quality-of-life issues

( Journal of the National Cancer Institute ) Younger women with breast cancer experience a decrease in their health-related quality of life, associated with increased psychological distress, weight gain, a decline in their physical activity, infertility and early onset menopause, according to a study published Jan. 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Mammography Screening Significantly Reduces Breast Cancer Death Rates

Mammography breast cancer screening reduces death rates significantly in the long-term, researchers report in the journal Radiology. A large-scale Swedish trial found that for the benefits to be appreciated, studies need to evaluate screening over the very long term. Professor of cancer screening at Queen Mary, University of London, Stephen W. Duffy, M.Sc…

Study Finds Mammography Screening Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality

Breast cancer screening with mammography results in a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality, according to long-term follow-up results of a large-scale Swedish trial. The results are published online in the journal Radiology. “Mammographic screening confers a substantial relative and absolute reduction in breast cancer mortality risk in the long-term,” said Stephen W. Duffy, M.Sc…

Breast Cancer Risk Lower Among Regular Coffee Drinkers

Women who drink coffee regularly have a significantly lower risk of developing antiestrogen-resistant estrogen-receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, researchers from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, revealed in Breast Cancer Research. Breast cancer may be sub-divided into hormone-responsive (estrogen receptor (ER) positive) and non-hormone-responsive subtypes (ER-negative)…

Negative Consequences Of Fewer Mammogram Screenings May Be Hitting Breast Cancer Survival Rates

Breast cancer survival rates may be undermined by a recommendation not to routinely screen females aged from 40 to 49 years using mammograms, two new studies have revealed. The USPSTF (US Preventative Services Task Force) had made this recommendation in November 2009…

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