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(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M.

D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Even early-stage breast cancer patients who complete five years of drug treatment have a significant risk for relapsing, new research shows.

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Metformin, the common first-line drug for type 2 diabetes, may be effective in increasing pathologic complete response rates in diabetic women with early stage breast cancer who took the drug during chemotherapy prior to having surgery, paving the way for further research of the drug as a potential cancer therapy, according to researchers at the University of Texas M.

D. Anderson Cancer Center.

More women with early-stage breast cancer are opting to have a mastectomy, a new study suggests.

A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting....

(Mayo Clinic) The number of women undergoing mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer has increased in the last three years at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

The increase follows a steady decline during the prior seven years.

In the first study to assess mammography in women 80 and older, researchers found that having regular mammograms significantly decreases the risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, but only about one-fifth of women in this age group receive them regularly.

According to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening and early detection, has shown to significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in women over the age of 80, an age group currently without clear guidelines recommending regular screenings.