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In the mid‐1980s when there was a shift in public health priorities toward the prevention and control of chronic disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a screening program based on the core elements of surveillance, public and provider education, quality assurance, and national and local collaborations. With the Affordable Care Act providing coverage for millions of...
BACKGROUNDYoung women may experience delays in diagnosis of breast cancer, and these delays may contribute to poorer outcomes.
METHODSIn a prospective, multicenter cohort study, women recently diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤40 years were surveyed regarding their initial signs or symptoms of cancer and delays in diagnosis. Self delay was defined as ≥90 days between the first sign or symptom...
BACKGROUNDThe purpose of the current study was to describe the outcomes of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)‐overexpressed/amplified (HER2+) early breast cancer who received adjuvant or neoadjuvant trastuzumab‐based therapy and were subsequently retreated with trastuzumab for metastatic disease.
METHODSA total of 353 patients with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer who were...
BACKGROUNDFew studies to date have used the cancer diagnosis as a teachable moment to promote healthy behavior changes in survivors of cancer and their family members. Given the role of obesity in the primary and tertiary prevention of breast cancer, the authors explored the feasibility of a mother‐daughter weight loss intervention.
METHODSA randomized controlled trial of a mailed weight loss intervention...
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