Breast Cancer

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Molecular breast imaging for supplemental breast screening

Dr. Kristin Robinson discusses molecular breast imaging, a supplemental breast cancer screening option for women with dense breasts.

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Rainbows Cancer Clinic helps the LGBTQ+ community navigate breast cancer

Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake discusses a specialized clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, designed to support LGBTQ+ people with breast cancer.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: How breast cancer screening can save lives

Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake discusses the importance of breast cancer screening and why screening plans should be tailored to your personal and family history and genetic predisposition.

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Researchers resolve uncertainty in BRCA2 testing, improving cancer risk assessment and patient care

Findings will help identify patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer who may benefit from targeted therapies.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you

Dr. Sarah McLaughlin discusses the factors you should consider when deciding what breast cancer surgery is right for you.

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Radiation therapy for people with breast cancer

Dr. Laura Vallow, chair of Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Florida, explains how innovation is transforming radiation treatments.

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Finding hope in high breast cancer risk

Drs. Jessica Fraker and Jewel Kling discuss how to determine if you are at high risk of breast cancer and how to manage that risk.

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The importance of breast cancer screening

Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer, clears up confusion about who should be screened for breast cancer and when.

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Our most popular stories of 2024

An overview of the 10 most popular articles Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Blog published in 2024.

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Top cancer research stories of 2024

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers spent 2024 mining patient data, leveraging artificial intelligence and conducting clinical trials to reveal insights that improve patient care.