Posts by: Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

May 30, 2018

Regardless of Age, Surgery Best for Most Early-stage Breast Cancers, Study Says

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Women 70 or older who were diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer had higher mortality rates when treated with endocrine therapies compared to surgery, a recent U.K. study shows. The ... Read more

May 18, 2018

Program Offering Financial Incentives Encourages Breast Cancer Patients to Exercise More, Study Finds

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Physical exercise may help breast cancer survivors overcome many of the side effects associated with cancer therapy, but studies show that up to 70% of patients don’t exercise enough. So ... Read more

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Poor Prognosis for Breast Cancers Diagnosed After Negative Screening Mammography

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While occurring at low rates, breast cancer cases diagnosed after a negative mammography screening are linked to poorer prognosis compared to those diagnosed after a positive mammogram, an observational study ... Read more

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

Possible Reasons Why Tyverb/Tykerb Fails as Breast Cancer Monotherapy Explored in Study

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Lapatinib, an approved medicine for advanced breast cancer available under the brand names Tyverb in Europe and Tykerb in the U.S., can sometimes cause breast cancer cells to grow under ... Read more

May 4, 2018

Short, Targeted Radiation Therapy a Good Option for Early Stage Breast Cancer, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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The quality of life of women treated with a targeted form of radiation therapy, called accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), is similar to those who get the standard whole-breast radiation ... Read more

April 23, 2018

Breast Cancer Lesions Detected at Smaller Sizes in Women with Implants, Researchers Found

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Breast tumors in woman with implants are usually detected at smaller sizes compared to women without them, according to a new study. But screening via mammography seemed to be less ... Read more

April 13, 2018

Breast Cancer Therapies Do Not Increase Risk of Heart-related Death, Study Finds

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Although breast cancer treatments can cause heart damage, patients who receive radiotherapy or chemotherapy are not more likely to die of heart disease than the average population, a large U.S.-based ... Read more

April 6, 2018

New Method Combines X-rays with Harmless Red Light for Improved Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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A new advance in optical mammography, coupling harmless red or infrared light with X-rays, increases the sensitivity of the approach for breast cancer diagnosis and monitoring by up to 1,000 times, researchers say. ... Read more

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies May Not Be Needed with Prior Chemo, Study Suggests

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Removing lymph nodes to check for signs of breast cancer may not be necessary for women with triple-negative or HER2-positive breast cancer who responded well to chemotherapy before surgery to ... Read more

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

Prognostic Breast Cancer Tests Show Variation When Predicting Risk of Recurrence in Most Common Breast Cancers

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Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests vary considerably in predicting disease recurrence in patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, particularly during the time — five to 10 years — when half of patients ... Read more