New" lobular" cancer" findings" from" K." Polom" and" co-researchers" published. " After initial mammotomic diagnosis of lobular carcinoma in situ, invasive carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ was found in 31.25% of the cases and atypical lobular hyperplasia in 29.4%. This suggests that lobular neoplasia on core needle biopsy should prompt surgery." " " 

Childhood cancer survivors have low but increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder." A new report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) showed that childhood cancer survivors were almost five times more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than their siblings who did not have cancer as children. Teen cancer survivors have an increased risk.

Advances in breast cancer." New studies on breast cancer recurrence look at radiation therapy techniques, drugs that may interfere with tamoxifen (Nolvadex), and the removal of lymph nodes (tiny, bean-shaped organs that help fight infection). These studies include a study cited in an article elsewhere on this site." 

Childhood cancer survivors not receiving adequate screenings later in life." A second report from the CCSS (Candian Cancer Society) found that not enough survivors of childhood cancer receive screening for colon, skin, and breast cancers. Cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, may increase the risk of a second cancer. Among the childhood cancer survivors with a higher risk of developing a second cancer, almost 12% received a colonoscopy as recommended, about 46% had a mammogram within two years of treatment, and almost 27% had a skin exam. The study also showed that childhood cancer survivors who had a higher risk of a second cancer were more likely to be screened for breast and skin cancer if they were being cared for at a cancer center.