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Black Survivors of Breast Cancer Score Higher in Spiritual Quality of Life

Black Survivors of Breast Cancer Score Higher in Spiritual Quality of Life

A new analysis of several thousand breast cancer survivors found differences in the overall quality of life between black and white women during both active treatment and up to two years later.The findings show that white women reported higher physical and health-related quality of life during active treatment.However, black women reported higher spiritual quality of life scores."Black women generally had poorer physical and functional quality of life after the diagnosis of breast cancer, and socioeconomic and other factors explain some of these differences.


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ASTRO: Less-Invasive Procedure Appropriate for Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers, AHN Research Finds

ASTRO: Less-Invasive Procedure Appropriate for Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers, AHN Research Finds

Mark Trombetta, MD We want to raise awareness that radiation following lumpectomy can be safely used to treat these women, without damaging the pacemaker or sacrificing efficacy.New Allegheny Health Network research, presented this week at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston, has found that early stage breast cancer patients with cardiac pacemakers – who are typically advised to choose mastectomy, or complete breast removal – can be successfully treated with lumpectomies in combination with whole breast radiotherapy (WBRT).A breast-conserving lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is the preferred treatment for most early stage breast cancer patients, but radiation can damage cardiac pacemakers.Some are advised to have the implanted device relocated prior to surgery, which can be an unsafe procedure for some patients.


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Local Artists Auction Off Their Work to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

Local Artists Auction Off Their Work to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Local artists auctioned off their work at a benefit gala to help bring awareness to breast cancer last night.It was part of the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester's 15th annual Artrageous Affair.The event helps people affected by breast cancer through education and advocacy.Hundreds attended the event and organizers say support from the community is greatly appreciated.


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More Hispanic Women Received Breast Cancer Treatment After Obamacare

More Hispanic Women Received Breast Cancer Treatment After Obamacare

AdvertisementThe implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, appears to have positive impact on Hispanic women diagnosed with breast cancer.Findings of a new study that used data from a cancer center in California revealed that following the implementation of the ACA, more Hispanic women received treatment for breast cancer and enrolled in clinical trials.Chloe Lalonde, who was clinical research coordinator at the Moores Cancer Center of the University of California, San Diego at the time of the study, said that the increase could be due to patients who now have insurance but were previously uninsured before the ACA took effect.For the study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, Sept. 25, Lalonde and colleagues looked at the number of Hispanic women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer.