As an organization that serves young women affected by breast cancer, we make sure to keep up with the latest news so we know what our women face when it comes to treatment and beyond. In this blog series, we will share the the month’s news that we feel is most interesting and relevant.
Here are the headlines from September 2024 (we will continue to update this post through the end of the month)
September 2: "False-positive mammograms discourage some women from future screenings" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
September 4: "Coping With the Emotional Side of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
September 5: "Study shows skin fungus colonization accelerates breast cancer tumor growth" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
September 9: "Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means" Read the full article from CNN Health HERE.
September 9: "Breast cancer rises among Asian American and Pacific Islander women" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
September 9: "10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Breast Cancer Diagnosis" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
September 16: "Gynecological cancers: Immunotherapy and targeted drug appear beneficial in group of women with early-stage disease" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
September 17: "FDA expands approval of breast cancer drug Kisqali to earlier-stage patients" Read the full article from NBC News HERE.
September 17: "Cancer patients want financial screening early in care, study finds" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
September 17: "Mental health risk persists years after cancer diagnosis" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.