Timing of Hormonal Replacement Therapy Affects Breast Cancer Risk
SAN ANTONIO—Researchers are reporting “woefully inadequate” mammography rates in American women, even in those with healthcare coverage.
Milayna Subar, MD, National Practice Leader, Medco Oncology Therapeutic Resource Center in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and colleagues analyzed medical claims data obtained in more than 1.5 million women between 2006 and 2009. All of the women had health insurance through their employer or Medicare.
SAN FRANCISCO—Prostate cancer patients undergoing three-dimensional external beam radiation therapy (3DEBRT) for prostate cancer may be at an increased risk of hip fracture and could benefit from additional measures to improve bone health following treatment, according to a study by Minneapolis researchers.
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