A PCP’s Guide to Managing Patients at Genetic Risk of Breast Cancer
Hereditary syndromes that increase the risk of breast cancer are not common, but it is critical to recognize and manage…
Breast cancer
AI-Aided Mammogram Screening Detected 20% More Breast Cancers, Swedish Study Finds
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to help read mammograms resulted in 20 percent more cancer detections and cut radiologists’ workload in…
Benign Breast Disease Elevates Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Women with Benign Breast Disease had 70% Higher Risk of Breast Cancer than Those Without
Breast cancer survivor satisfaction with NP-delivered follow-up care
By Cathy Friedlander Cole, NP, MPH, CHES, CBPN-IC Many hospitals offer survivorship programs for women who have completed their course…
Breast cancer, aromatase inhibitors, and bone health
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a first-line therapy for postmenopausal women diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Because of the estrogen…
Breast density and mammograms: New FDA rule will ensure all women have more information after cancer screenings
The Food and Drug Administration implemented a rule to go into effect on Sept. 10, 2024, requiring mammography facilities to…
Caring for women on adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: Role of the NP in the primary care setting
Faculty: Rachel Gorham, MSN, WHNP-BC, AGN-BC, holds board certification as a women’s health nurse practitioner and in advanced genetics nursing.…
Dense breasts: Cancer risk and supplemental imaging modalities
By Mary Ellen Egger, APN, WHNP, CBPN and Diana L. Lam, MD Faculty: Mary Ellen Egger, APN, WHNP, CBPN, is…
Detecting women’s cancer with cell phones
Researchers at Louisiana State University are working to turn cell phones into medical diagnostic tools for breast cancer. In the future,…
Detecting women's cancer with cell phones
Researchers at Louisiana State University are working to turn cell phones into medical diagnostic tools for breast cancer. In the future,…
Early Breast Cancer Mortality Risk Drops
Most can expect to become ‘long-term survivors’
Editor-in-chief’s message, October 2023
Dear Colleagues, Beth Kelsey, Editor-in-Chief October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in eight women will develop breast cancer in…
Implementation of the Female Sexual Function Index adaptation for breast cancer patients in an outpatient surgical breast practice
The average woman has a 12.3% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer.1 The number of breast cancer survivors continues…
Implementing a Cancer Risk Assessment Screening Tool: Identifying Patients at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
The development and implementation of an HBOC risk assessment protocol can decrease morbidity and mortality.
New Agents, Combinations Showing Durable Benefit in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
The triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) pipeline is transforming, experts say, with the potential additions of immunotherapy and PARP inhibitors. These…
Position Statement: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment
Approximately 5% to 10% of breast cancers and 20% to 25% of ovarian cancers are associated with a hereditary predisposition from an inherited pathogenic variant
Promise of PARP Inhibitors for BRCA1/BRCA2 Cancers
For patients with triple-negative breast cancer and BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations, current treatment options may at times be limited; currently, there are…
Research reveals which breast implants pose the greatest risk of implant-associated cancer
Researchers at Macquarie University’s MQ Health have revealed that women implanted with textured breast implants are at a significantly higher…
Scientists can silence inflammatory gene responsible for a form of breast cancer
Scientists have found that they are able to “switch off,” or silence, a gene that is responsible for an aggressive…
Strategies for collecting the family history to assess risk for inherited cancer
By Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Guimond, PhD, WHNP-BC Collection of a patient’s family history (FH) is an important tool for establishing…
Strategies for collecting the family history to assess risk for inherited cancer
Collection of a patient’s family history (FH) is an important tool for establishing her risk levels for certain inherited cancers.…
Test Your Knowledge: New FDA Guidance on Mammography and How it Impacts You
Are you aware that, on March 9, the FDA updated its mammography regulations requiring mammography facilities to notify patients about…
Text message reminders to increase breast self-awareness practices in young women
By Tara Fernandez Bertulfo, DNP, ARNP Text message reminders were studied as an innovative, low cost method of improving adherence…
The FDA’s rule change requiring providers to inform women about breast density could lead to a flurry of questions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulation in early March 2023 that updates mammography reporting requirements. The new…
USPSTF Updates Starting Age for Mammography
Calls for mammograms at age 40 for low-risk patients amid rise in breast cancer in younger women
WHNPs in specialty positions: My experience in breast surgical oncology
When I, Caitlyn E. Hull, sought to become a women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP), I had not considered the variety…