Tag: Treatments: Radiation

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• Latest research concerning breast cancer in old age

News

• African-Americans receiving less optimal treatment for early-stage breast cancer
• Breast cancer subtype influences prognosis after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Breast cancer survivors should have careful follow-up regardless of BC type
• Chemo brain can persist for more than three years after breast cancer treatment
• Chemotherapy and radiation moderately suppress immune system
• Delay in radiation treatment for breast cancer increases risk of local recurrence
• Dense breasts more likely with a family history of breast cancer - what to do
• Heavy exercise and other stressors might help cancer cells to survive treatment
• Inappropriate omission of radiation after breast-conserving surgery is becoming more common
• Long-term outcomes for DCIS patients can vary significantly according to treatment decisions
• Lumpectomy is not inferior to mastectomy for appropriately selected triple negative patients
• Metformin might increase the effectiveness of radiation treatment by killing cancer stem cells
• Multivitamins with minerals associated with reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence
• Old women tend to have less aggressive breast cancer and are given less treatment
• Partial breast irradiation for early stage ductal breast cancer may be adequate
• Radiation after lumpectomy reduces recurrence for DCIS survivors
• Radiation after surgery for DCIS reduces risk of local recurrence
• Radiation treatment after lumpectomy significantly reduces long-term recurrence and death
• Radiation treatment can result in persistent fatigue
• Radiation treatment may improve prognosis of early stage triple negative breast cancer
• Radiation treatment substantially reduces additional breast cancer in women with DCIS
• Three-week course of radiation is as effective as 5 weeks for early stage breast cancer
• Use of vitamin C and vitamin E is associated with less breast cancer recurrence
• Vitamin D3 sensitizes breast cancer to radiation treatment, increasing cancer cell death
• Women undergoing breast conserving treatment can have ongoing side effects
• Young breast cancer patients require aggressive treatment

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Studies

• A Quantitative Multigene RT-PCR Assay for Predicting Recurrence Risk after Surgical Excision Alone without Irradiation for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): A Prospective Validation Study of the DCIS Score from ECOG E5194
• A Randomized Trial of Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy for Women with Lymphedema Following Treatment for Breast Cancer
• A retrospective review with long term follow up of 11,400 cases of pure mucinous breast carcinoma
• Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using Brachytherapy for Breast Cancer: Patterns in Utilization and Guideline Concordance
• Accelerated partial breast irradiation using external beam conformal radiation therapy: A review
• Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in triple-negative breast carcinoma: a prospective randomized controlled multi-center trial
• Anti-Cancer Activities of Tea Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate in Breast Cancer Patients under Radiotherapy
• Antioxidant supplement use after breast cancer diagnosis and mortality in the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) cohort
• Antioxidants Suppress Apoptosis
• Avoiding Axillary Treatment in Sentinel Lymph Node Micrometastases of Breast Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of Axillary or Distant Recurrence
• Axillary Irradiation as an Imperative Alternative to Axillary Dissection in Clinically Lymph Node-Negative but Sentinel Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients?
• Axillary lymph node failure in patients treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation
• Breast cancer in elderly women (at least 80 years): variation in standard of care?
• Breast cancer in very young women
• Breast cancer in women under 40 years of age: A series of 57 cases from Northern Ireland
• Breast Cancer Recurrence in Older Women Five to Ten Years after Diagnosis
• Change of aesthetic and functional outcome over time and their relationship to quality of life after breast conserving therapy
• Characteristics Associated with the Initiation of Radiation Therapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery among African American and White Women Diagnosed with Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Maryland, 2000-2006
• Clinical Outcomes Using Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
• Cognitive functioning after cancer treatment
• Comparative effectiveness of ductal carcinoma in situ management and the roles of margins and surgeons
• Cosmetic Outcomes and Complications Reported by Patients Having Undergone Breast-Conserving Treatment
• Curcumin inhibits proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of different cancers through interaction with multiple cell signaling proteins
• Curcumin: A treatment for breast cancer and radiation-induced dermatitis
• Diagnosis of second breast cancer events after initial diagnosis of early stage breast cancer
• Dietary flaxseed administered post thoracic radiation treatment improves survival and mitigates radiation-induced pneumonopathy in mice
• Dietary Flaxseed Prevents Fibrosis And Oxidative Lung Damage And Improves Mouse Survival In Experimental Thoracic Radiation Injury
• Distribution of Coronary Artery Stenosis After Radiation for Breast Cancer
• Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast: A Systematic Review of Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes
• Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 10 801 women in 17 randomised trials
• Effect of tamoxifen and radiotherapy in women with locally excised ductal carcinoma in situ: long-term results from the UK/ANZ DCIS trial
• Eradicating cancer stem cells by targeting mTOR pathway with metformin
• Evaluation of a Breast Cancer Nomogram for Predicting Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrences in Patients With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ After Local Excision
• Factors Associated with the Development of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema After Whole-Breast Irradiation
• Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.), a dietary supplement, protects mice against radiation-induced lethality: mechanism of action
• Hsp27 Protects Adenocarcinoma Cells from UV-Induced Apoptosis by Akt and p21-Dependent Pathways of Survival
• Impact of Adjuvant Chemo- and Radiotherapy on the Cellular Immune System of Breast Cancer Patients
• Impact of interval from breast conserving surgery to radiotherapy on local recurrence in older women with breast cancer: retrospective cohort analysis
• Improved Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Therapy for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
• Incidence of heart disease in 35,000 women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer in Denmark and Sweden
• Increased radiation sensitivity of an eosinophilic cell line following treatment with epigallocatechin-gallate, resveratrol and curcuma
• Influence of birthplace on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Hispanic women
• Influence of comorbidities and age on risk of death without recurrence: a retrospective analysis of the Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination trial
• Influence of Lymphatic Invasion on Locoregional Recurrence Following Mastectomy: Indication for Postmastectomy Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients with One to Three Positive Nodes
• Inhibition of histone acetyltransferase activity by anacardic acid sensitizes tumor cells to ionizing radiation
• Locoregional Recurrence in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Preliminary Results of a Single Institution Study
• Locoregional recurrence risk factors in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes and the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy
• Long-term (37 years) clinical outcome of older women with early operable primary breast cancer managed in a dedicated clinic
• Long-term outcomes in breast cancer patients undergoing immediate 2-stage expander/implant reconstruction and postmastectomy radiation
• Long-Term Outcomes of Invasive Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrences After Lumpectomy in NSABP B-17 and B-24 Randomized Clinical Trials for DCIS
• Long-Term Results of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
• Lymphoscintigraphy Can Select Breast Cancer Patients for Internal Mammary Chain Radiotherapy
• Mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery
• Mammography Screening and Radiation-induced Breast Cancer among Women with a Familial or Genetic Predisposition: A Metaanalysis
• Management of Operable Invasive Breast Cancer in Women Over the Age of 70: Long-Term Results of a Large-Scale Single-Institution Experience
• Molecular Class as a Predictor of Locoregional and Distant Recurrence in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Breast Cancer
• Mucinous Breast Carcinoma: Occult Multifocality/Multicentricity in a Favorable Disease
• Multivitamin Use and Breast Cancer Prognosis and Survival in a Prospective Cohort Study: The Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) Study
• New Test Predicts Risk for Recurrence for Patients With DCIS
• Omission of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery in the United States
• One-Year Longitudinal Study of Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, and Quality of Life After Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
• Partial Breast Brachytherapy Is Associated with Inferior Effectiveness and Increased Toxicity Compared with Whole Breast Irradiation in Older Patients
• Persistent pain after targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) or external breast radiotherapy for breast cancer: A randomized trial
• Protection against Radiation-induced Testicular Damage in Swiss Albino Mice by Mentha piperita (Linn.)
• Racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: A national Medicare study
• Racial variation in breast cancer treatment among department of defense beneficiaries
• Radiation and survival in women over 70 with T1 N0 M0 ER-negative breast cancer from 1990 to 2007: A population-based analysis
• Radiosensitization of breast cancer cells by Vitamin D3 and Vitamin D analogs
• Resveratrol Imparts Photoprotection of Normal Cells and Enhances the Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in Cancer Cells
• Risk Factors of Developing Long-Lasting Breast Pain After Breast Cancer Radiotherapy
• Risk of needle tract seeding of breast cancer: cytological results derived from core wash material
• Safety and efficacy of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) for early breast cancer: First report of a randomized controlled trial at 10-years maximum follow-up
• Sequence of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer After Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Should Postmastectomy Radiotherapy to the Chest Wall and Regional Lymph Nodes Be Standard for Patients with 1-3 Positive Lymph Nodes?
• Six-year Experience Routinely Using Moderate Deep Inspiration Breath-hold for the Reduction of Cardiac Dose in Left-sided Breast Irradiation for Patients With Early-stage or Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
• Skin toxicity from external beam radiation therapy in breast cancer patients: protective effects of Resveratrol, Lycopene, Vitamin C and Anthocianin (Ixor(R))
• Structural/organizational characteristics of health services partly explain racial variation in timeliness of radiation therapy among elderly breast cancer patients
• Study of the combined effect of X-irradiation and epigallocatechin-gallate (a tea component) on the growth inhibition and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines
• Synchronous Chemo-radiation Can Reduce Local Recurrence in Early Stage Breast Cancer: Results of the SECRAB Trial
• Systematic Analyses of Genes Associated with Radiosensitizing Effect by Celecoxib, a Specific Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor
• The Chemopreventive Flavonoid Apigenin Confers Radiosensitizing Effect in Human Tumor Cells Grown as Monolayers and Spheroids
• The dark side of curcumin
• The efficacy and safety of melatonin in concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy for solid tumors: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
• The importance of the lumpectomy surgical margin status in long term results of breast conservation
• The influence of margin width and volume of disease near margin on benefit of radiation therapy for women with DCIS treated with breast-conserving therapy
• The Protective Effect of Fermented Milk Kefir on Radiation-induced Apoptosis in Colonic Crypt Cells of Rats
• Topical silver sulfadiazine for the prevention of acute dermatitis during irradiation for breast cancer