With a wave of FDA approvals and promising clinical trials, treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are expanding fast. Amy Tiersten, MD, highlights the power of immunotherapies—especially checkpoint…
In this video, Sarah DiGeronimo, NP, and Sydney Smith, PharmD, both from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, discuss tips for the management of common side effects resulting from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In postmenopausal women with osteopenia, zoledronic acid, given either once-yearly or as a single infusion, is well tolerated and effective in preventing bone…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Iatrogenic preterm delivery is common among women diagnosed with invasive cancer during pregnancy, a new multicenter study shows. The study, published online in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tamoxifen therapy has been linked to an increased risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and now new research suggests…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a phase III trial in women with HER2/hormone receptor-copositive metastatic breast cancer, the combination of trastuzumab plus anastrozole improved outcomes compared to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may increase the risk of early delivery, low Apgar score at 5 minutes, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) cut the risks of fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and hypertensive disorders in a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In young women, the presence of lupus anticoagulant is associated with a more than 40-fold increased risk of stroke and 5-fold increased risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a large population-based study in Denmark suggest that children born to women who use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who become mothers are more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome during middle age than are their nulliparous counterparts, prospective study findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation in women, U.S. investigators report in the October issue of Diabetes Care. The disease…
