It’s been 20 years since a panel of tobacco executives stood before Congress and admitted that their products were both addictive and linked to cancer. Since then, Americans have shifted their understanding about the use of tobacco products in ways not previously thought possible. These changes in perception and behavior are due in part to the public health initiatives and anti-tobacco campaigns of the last two decades.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the inability to reach pathologic complete response (pCR) in patients with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy (NAC), and a trend for worse survival was seen in patients with triple negative tumors. Results from an analysis were presented on Thursday, December 7, during a poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

Whole breast radiation therapy in isocentric lateral decubitus position is well tolerated with good cosmesis and low rates of fibrosis, said a group that had previously confirmed the efficacy and safety of the technique. Researchers from the Institut Curie in Paris presented their results during a poster session on Thursday, December 7, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

The first study on the mutational landscape of breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy (BCP) using whole-genome sequencing found that BCP is associated with a higher number of putative driver mutations, including mutations in mucin genes. Researchers presented their findings on Thursday, December 7, during a poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

A group of German researchers attempting to identify predictors for a decision against an antihormonal treatment (AHT) were unable to show that patients benefited from chemotherapy. They presented their results on Thursday, December 7, during a poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Women with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer see no improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) after five years of adjuvant bisphosphonate treatment compared with just two years of treatment, according to SUCCESS A, a phase III study. European researchers presented these findings during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Wednesday, December 6.

The novel combination of estrogen receptor (ER) coregulator binding modulator (ERX-11) and palbociclib may delay, or even overcome, endocrine therapy resistance in women with ER-positive advanced breast cancer, according to a group of researchers from the University of Texas (UT) Healthcare System. They reported their findings during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Wednesday, December 6.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found that adding the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat (ENT) to checkpoint inhibition decreases tumor burden and improves survival in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer models. The findings were reported during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Wednesday, December 6.

Do you consider sleep to be part of your self-care regimen? Does a spinning wheel of thoughts keep you from restful sleep, or do you consciously sacrifice sleep time? If so, you are not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared that insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic with an estimated 25% of the United States population suffering from some type of sleep disturbance.