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Racial Inequities in Guideline-Adherent Breast Cancer Care and Timely Treatment

By Cameron Santoro

November 19th 2024

Older non-Hispanic Black adults with early-stage breast cancer are less likely to receive timely treatment and guideline-concordant care, increasing their risk of death compared with non-Hispanic White women.

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Breast Cancer Outcomes Improved in States With Medicaid Expansion

By Cameron Santoro

October 24th 2024

FDA Approved

FDA Approves Inavolisib in Locally Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer

By Julia Bonavitacola

October 11th 2024

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5 Things to Know Before a Breast Screening

By Cameron Santoro

October 11th 2024

Michael Hassett, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Advancing Breast Cancer Care With HER2-Targeted Therapies

By Maggie L. Shaw

October 10th 2024

Advances in CDK4/6 Inhibitor Use in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer: 2024 Updates

Experts discuss the impact of CDK4/G inhibitor use, including medication cost, total care costs, toxicity profiles, and strategies to manage and optimize patient outcomes in high-risk early breast cancer.

Watch the latest AJMC Peer Exchange on Advances in CDK4/6 Inhibitor Use in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer: 2024 Updates

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Dr Eileen Rakovitch Outlines Use of Biomarkers to Treat Breast Cancer

December 13th 2019

Dr Eileen Rakovitch Outlines Use of Biomarkers to Treat Breast Cancer

Using biomarker tests can help personalize care for women with ductal carcinoma in situ and determine the risks of using or not using radiation, said Eileen Rakovitch, MD, MSc, FRCPC, professor, department of radiation oncology, University of Toronto.

December 12th 2019

Measuring Therapeutic Intervention Impact, Receptiveness for Patients With Breast Cancer

Matthew Gavidia

In 3 abstracts presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and quality of life were measured for different therapeutic interventions aiming to either heighten tumor detection or ease chemotherapy-induced effects.

December 12th 2019

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Demonstrates Durable Efficacy in Phase 2 DESTINY-Breast01 Trial

Matthew Gavidia

Results from the phase 2 DESTINY-Breast01 clinical trial show the novel efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan in providing durable benefit to heavily pretreated patients having undergone other HER2-targeted treatments.

December 12th 2019

Follow-Up Data From Second OS Analysis of APHINITY Reveal Growing Impact of Pertuzumab Within Patient Subgroups

Matthew Gavidia

Overall survival was shown to be greater but insignificant in patients administered pertuzumab compared with placebo, while subgroups of lymph node–positive and hormone receptor–negative patients were distinguished as major beneficiaries, according to the results of the second interim analysis of APHINITY presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas.

Incidence Rates of Early-Stage Breast and Colorectal Cancer Increased Following Enactment of ACA

November 7th 2017

Incidence Rates of Early-Stage Breast and Colorectal Cancer Increased Following Enactment of ACA

Jaime Rosenberg

With the ACA putting emphasis on preventive care, there has been an immediate increase in breast and coloreactal cancer screenings. A recent study found that incidence rates of early-stage breast and colorectal cancer increased in 2014, but did not vary for late-stage breast and colorectal cancer.

September 5th 2017

Mammography Device Approved by FDA Gives Patients Control Over Pressure Levels

Christina Mattina

The FDA has approved the first 2D digital mammography system that lets patients adjust the level of compression applied to their breast during the imaging procedure.

November 10th 2016

Medical Home Transformation and Breast Cancer Screening

Amy W. Baughman, MD, MPH Phyllis Brawarsky, MPH Tracy Onega, PhD, MS Tor D. Tosteson, ScD Qianfei Wang, MS Anna N.A. Tosteson, ScD Jennifer S. Haas, MD, MSc

Breast cancer screening may not improve in early medical home implementation.

October 14th 2016

Breast Cancer Death Rates Drop, but Racial Disparities Linger

Christina Mattina

Data released by the CDC today indicate that while breast cancer deaths are on the decline, black women still have worse outcomes than white women. The report also noted disparate trends in breast cancer incidence among different races and age groups.

October 13th 2016

What We're Reading: Awaiting Alzheimer's Drug Clinical Trial Results

What we’re reading, October 13, 2016: researchers, Alzheimer’s patients, and their families anxiously await the results of a clinical trial that could help slow the disease’s progress; many breast cancers detected by mammograms are overtreated even though they likely would not be fatal on their own; stock prices fall for Humana and Cigna as CMS says a minority of their patients are in plans rated 4 stars or higher.

November 30th 2015

Does Telephone Scheduling Assistance Increase Mammography Screening Adherence?

Colleen A. Payton, MPH Mona Sarfaty, MD Shirley Beckett, AAS Carmen Campos, MPH Kathleen Hilbert, RN

The authors describe a quality improvement intervention that focuses on directly scheduling mammogram appointments for women who lack adherence despite written outreach letters.

November 13th 2015

Testing Novel Patient Financial Incentives to Increase Breast Cancer Screening

Elizabeth Levy Merrick, PhD, MSW Dominic Hodgkin, PhD Constance M. Horgan, ScD Laura S. Lorenz, PhD Lee Panas, MS Grant A. Ritter, PhD Paul Kasuba, MD Debra Poskanzer, MD Renee Altman Nefussy, BA

This study tested 3 financial incentives encouraging breast cancer screening (mammograms) among women deemed overdue. None were effective overall; "person-centered" incentives worked in the most recently screened subgroup.

March 21st 2014

Narrow Networks a Challenge for Patients with Cancer

Katie Sullivan, MA

Despite ACA stipulations, patients with cancer may face new barriers to care as they shop for healthcare plans on the state and federal insurance exchanges.

March 18th 2014

Colon Cancer Rates Drop in Older Americans, but Disparities Remain

Dramatic progress has been made in reducing colon cancer incidence and death rates in the U.S., but concerns remain about striking racial and socio-economic disparities, according to new national statistics on colorectal cancer.

March 3rd 2014

Integrating Genetic Counseling Into an Oncology Practice Can Benefit High-Risk Families

Genetic counseling-including testing and risk assessment-is one of the most rapidly growing areas of oncology and has become the standard of care for patients with a personal and family history of breast, ovary, or colon cancer.

Karen Lewis, MS, MM, CGC, Discusses Oncology and Genetic Testing

January 28th 2014

Karen Lewis, MS, MM, CGC, Discusses Oncology and Genetic Testing

Karen Lewis, MS, MM, CGC, says the goals of Healthy People 2020 are developed by looking at a variety of key areas in healthcare, and then choosing the most actionable items to improve the overall health of the general population.

January 17th 2014

Custom-Fit Treatments for Prostate Cancer

In a bid to improve treatment for men with high-risk prostate cancer, some researchers want to take a page from the playbook for breast cancer.

May 24th 2012

BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing Found Cost-Effective in Current Era

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