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This study found that abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging as a supplemental screening test in women with dense breasts shows an increase in cancer detection over digital breast tomosynthesis screening.

Low EC-pY397-FAK expression levels were found to be associated with chemotherapy sensitivity and improved 5-year relapse-free survival after systemic therapy in patients with neoadjuvant-treated locally advanced breast cancer.

Women with onset of breast cancer over age 65 typically do not qualify for genetic testing, however this study demonstrated that frequency of pathogenic variants and risk of breast cancer is not negligible in this patient population.