Tag: breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month and High Risk Screening
Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues through the month of October! Do you know someone who has been affected by breast cancer? Not only do I take care of patients who have breast cancer, but I have many family members who have been impacted by this disease. Personally, I fall into a high risk category, which…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
It’s that time of year! Breast cancer awareness month. An average woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer in her lifetime or about 13%. Let’s talk a little bit about when breast cancer screening should take place for a woman of average risk: According to the American Cancer Society, women of…
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GLP-1 RAs and HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
Some pretty exciting research has come about regarding GLP-1 receptor agonists (think drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy). Researchers studying large populations of women found that GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with a lower incidence of HR+/HER2− breast cancer, improved overall survival, and lower recurrence rates within certain breast cancer populations. GLP-1 stands for “glucagon-like peptide-1”…
