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Study finds severe financial stress for breast cancer patients during and after treatment
The effects of cancer treatment on a patient’s body are easy to see, whether it…
EBCC-12: Risk of heart disease in breast cancer patients can be predicted from routine scans
Automated analysis of breast cancer patients’ routine scans can predict which women have a greater…
EBCC-12: HER2 breast cancer patients live longer if drugs given before surgery eradicate tumour
Final analysis of results from a randomised clinical trial of lapatinib and trastuzumab given before…
EBCC-12: New research reveals effects of COVID-19 on breast cancer screening, treatment and care
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries paused their breast cancer screening programmes. A new study,…
Breast cancer medication risk: Beta-blockers linked to lower survival in some patients
New research led by Flinders University has found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some…
ESMO 2020: 20-year research breakthrough offers new hope for breast cancer patients
A new treatment for breast cancer patients with hormone receptor (HR ) early stage disease…
GPs urged to remind patients to put breast, bowel and cervical screening at the top of their to-do list
Cancer Council and the Australian Government are encouraging doctors to talk to their patients about…
Missing rehab due to COVID-19 increased distress in women with breast cancer
Beyond the tragic surges in hospitalizations and deaths, the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Mastectomies have been performed for over 500 years – yet we still can’t talk about them
Alanna Skuse, University of Reading In the middle of the 17th century, Mrs Townsend found…
Black women may be less likely to receive timely treatment for breast cancer
New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women…