Breast Cancer
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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
Radiologists Continue to Recommend Routine Screening Mammography Beginning at Age 40
- February 4, 2010
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Recommendation contrasts with recent guidelines from the USPSTF.
- Reviewing:
- Lee CH et al. J Am Coll Radiol 2010 Jan; 7:18
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Annual Review of Pediatric and Adolescent Vital Statistics
- February 4, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD, and Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
The data reveal increasing rates of teen pregnancies, cesarean sections, and very-low-birth-weight infants as well as persistent disparities in life expectancy.
- Reviewing:
- Heron M et al. Pediatrics 2010 Jan; 125:4
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Soy: Safe and Perhaps Even Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors
- January 14, 2010
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
In a Chinese study, dietary soy intake was inversely related to breast cancer recurrence and mortality.
- Reviewing:
- Shu XO et al. JAMA 2009 Dec 9; 302:2437
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Modeling Sound Prognostic Decisions Among BRCA Mutation Carriers
- January 7, 2010
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Computer simulation can estimate survival advantages associated with prophylactic surgeries and nonsurgical strategies.
- Reviewing:
- Kurian AW et al. J Clin Oncol 2009 Dec 7
Altered Approach to Mammographic Screening for Breast CancerFree
- December 31, 2009
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
New USPSTF guidelines for mammographic screening indicate the need for more individualization in screening decisions.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Diagnostic Medical Errors: What Goes Wrong and Why
- December 18, 2009
- J. Stephen Bohan, MD, MS, FACP, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Errors often occur because clinicians don't consider the diagnosis, test for it, or follow up on abnormal test results.
- Reviewing:
- Schiff GD et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 9; 169:1881
Soy Food Intake Associated with Better Breast Cancer OutcomesFree
- December 9, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
Breast cancer recurrence and overall mortality are lower among women who eat soy foods after their initial diagnosis, JAMA reports. Some 5000 survivors of breast...
Bisphosphonates Associated with Reduced Risk for Breast CancerFree
- December 11, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
Patients may ask about two widely reported studies suggesting that oral bisphosphonates are associated with a 30% reduction in breast cancer risk. The studies — a...
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
- December 1, 2009
- Henry Mark Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS
- Oncology and Hematology
Almost half of women reported ongoing pain; associated factors were younger age, adjuvant radiation therapy, and more-extensive axillary surgery.
- Reviewing:
- Gärtner R et al. JAMA 2009 Nov 11; 302:1985
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Breast Tenderness After Starting Menopausal HT: An Ominous Sign?
- November 19, 2009
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
In the WHI trial, HT users with new-onset breast tenderness had higher risk for breast cancer than did HT users without this side effect.
- Reviewing:
- Crandall CJ et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Oct 12; 169:1684
