Thermography should not be used as a standalone method for detecting, diagnosing, or screening for breast cancer, according to a warning issued by FDA. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Endocrine therapy (ET) alone was noninferior to ET plus chemotherapy for women with estrogen receptor (ER)−positive, HER2-negative, axillary node−negative, early-stage breast cancer (BC). ASCO Annual Meeting – Tim Donald, ELS

Second-opinion reads of mammograms initially performed at an outside facility identify more cancers and improve the positive predictive value of biopsy, even in patients without a breast cancer diagnosis. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI-MRI) each have advantages and disadvantages for assessing suspicious breast lesions. The optimal approach is multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) using both methods, according to a new study published online in Investigative Radiology by Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com

Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography improves breast cancer screening in women younger than 50, decreasing recalls and finding more cancers in those who have dense tissue by Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com

Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the blood stream from cancer cells. This can then indicate the presence of ovarian, liver, stomach, pancreatic, oesophageal, bowel, lung or breast cancers. The Conversation