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www.ahrq.gov/topics/breast-feeding.html
Topic: Breast Feeding
The U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force offers evidence-based recommendations on breast feeding. … For more information on Breast Feeding, you may want to visit Effective Health Care .
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/breast-cancer-radiotherapy.html
February 01, 2023 - New AHRQ Report Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches
New AHRQ Report … Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches (PDF, 470 KB)
Source: AHRQ, Effective … Health Care Program Comparative Effectiveness Review #259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/partial-breast-irradiation/research
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-breastmilk.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Breast Milk
Breast Milk
Benefits
■ Optimal food for almost … ■ Nutritional composition of breast milk varies greatly among mothers. … premature transitional formula powder (Enfamil EnfaCare Lipil 22 or Similac
NeoSure 22) to expressed breast
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cancer.html
June 01, 2018 - with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis … Breast Cancer Treatment
Women With Breast Cancer Who Received Axillary Node Dissection or Sentinel … Denominator: Women with breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery. … Denominator: Women with breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery. … Breast Cancer Deaths
Age-Adjusted Breast Cancer Deaths
Age-adjusted breast cancer deaths per 100,000
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/hugheshalbert.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Disseminating Breast Cancer Prevention to African American Women
Research to Help Underserved Populations … study are to:
1) Evaluate uptake of a community-based
strategy for disseminating information about breast … medical history.
2) Evaluate the impact of evidence-based
versus non-evidence-based content about breast … cancer prevention on psychological and behavioral
outcomes including: knowledge of breast cancer
risk … At
baseline, 61% of women reported that being physically
inactive increases risk of developing breast
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/breast-cancer-radiotherapy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - New AHRQ Report Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches
This Is a … New AHRQ Report Compares Early
Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy
Approaches
Ipsilateral
Breast
Recurrence … Overall
Survival
Cancer-Free
Survival
Outcomes Similar at 5 and 10 Years
Whole Breast
Irradiation … (WBI) Acute
Adverse
Events Were
Significantly
Fewer With
PBI
Compared
With WBI
Partial Breast … Irradiation for Breast Cancer.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/partial-breast-irradiation
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cancer.html
June 01, 2018 - cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of … Breast Cancer Surgery and Radiation
Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving … Denominator: Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery. … Intervention: Contra Costa Breast Cancer Partnership aimed to reduce disparities in breast cancer-related … Outcomes: Enhanced access to breast cancer screening and earlier detection of breast cancer among Black
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/968.html
July 01, 2025 - Advancing Breast Cancer Screening: New Insights and Innovations . … Advancing Breast Cancer Screening: New Insights and Innovations Improving Breast Cancer Screening Practices … for Survivors Patients with a personal history of breast cancer are living longer due to early detection … density and prior treatments, and how to use supplemental imaging tools like breast magnetic resonance … Artificial Intelligence Shows Promise in Catching Interval Breast Cancers According to an AHRQ-funded
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/mello-thoms-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast … MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General
Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast … Scope: Teach general radiologists the early signs of breast cancer. … This disparity has puzzled social scientists and
breast cancer researchers for a long time. … American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2013-2014, ACS 2014.
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hsu.html
May 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Using Artificial Intelligence To Improve Breast Cancer Screening and Enhance Workflow … technology, deploy it clinically in a unique and innovative way, and solve an impactful problem in breast … One in 10 women undergoing breast cancer screening in the United States will get the unwelcome news that … However, achieving this goal poses significant struggles for breast imaging clinics, due to the heavy … While breast cancer screening has helped reduce U.S. patient deaths by nearly 40 percent since 1990,
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa5.html
December 01, 2013 - Before each feeding, warm the breast milk or formula to room temperature by placing the bottle in warm … Never heat breast milk or formula in a microwave oven. … Throw away any remaining breast milk or formula after each feeding. … When traveling, keep the breast milk or formula cold in a cooler. … Mothers who breastfeed have:
Lower risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa5.html
December 01, 2013 - Before each feeding, warm the breast milk or formula to room temperature by placing the bottle in warm … Never heat breast milk or formula in a microwave oven. … Throw away any remaining breast milk or formula after each feeding. … When traveling, keep the breast milk or formula cold in a cooler. … Mothers who breastfeed have:
Lower risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/lara.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Development and Evaluation of Breast Cancer Prevention Communication Prototypes for the CUIDARSE Project … Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
Development and Evaluation of Breast … the
CUIDARSE Project
Description
Latinas are more likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis
of breast … This project developed
educational materials for low-literacy Spanish-speaking
women at risk for breast … Gains in breast
cancer prevention-related knowledge and behaviors from
baseline to post-intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/racial-ethnic-minorities.html
March 23, 2023 - Americans, including Asian ethnic-groups, reported lower rates of patient-provider communication regarding breast … Cancer/health communication and breast/cervical cancer screening among Asian Americans and five Asian
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/960.html
June 01, 2025 - Breast Density Linked to Higher Cancer Risk . … Breast Density Linked to Higher Cancer Risk Women with dense breast tissue are more likely to develop … breast cancer, according to a recent study co-funded by AHRQ and published in the American Journal … Even after adjusting for these differences, women with dense breasts were about 1.7 times as likely to … have breast cancer.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/kawdsumwen.html
October 01, 2014 - Philadelphia, PA
Grant Title: MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast … " personal information from an electronic medical record with educational and support content about breast … The research aims are:
To develop a patient-centered web-based portal (MyHealthPortal) for breast … study to assess the feasibility and potential impact of the MyHealthPortal system with early-stage breast
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa_feeding.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Appendix A, Newborn Feeding
Newborn Feeding
Bottle Feeding
■ Feed your baby ONLY infant
formula and breast … ■ Before each feeding, warm the breast
milk or formula to room temperature
by placing the bottle … ■ Never heat breast milk or formula in a microwave oven. … ■ Throw away any remaining breast milk or formula after each feeding. … ■ When traveling, keep the breast milk or formula cold in a cooler.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cancer.html
May 01, 2018 - cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of … Rates of diagnosis with advanced stage breast cancer and death due to breast cancer were lower among … Breast Cancer Treatment
Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery … Denominator: Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery. … therapy to the breast improved overall and among all ethnic groups.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/womens-health-week-2023.html
May 01, 2023 - or magnetic resonance imaging might help women with dense breasts, as well as evidence on the benefits … This recommendation highlights the importance of getting regular breast cancer screening examinations … Regular breast cancer screenings are important for detecting breast cancer years before symptoms develop … In 2022, it was estimated that more than 280,000 women were newly diagnosed with breast cancer, and more … While Black and White women are equally likely to receive a breast cancer diagnosis, Black women are
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/3_julie_susi.pdf
April 01, 2014 - from Top-Performing Medical Practices
Mercy Hospital
Fore River Campus
Portland, Maine
23
Breast … in offering
timely, accurate consultation and treatment for
benign and malignant conditions of the breast … We offer an integrated, coordinated,
multidisciplinary approach to breast health, with
services that … year
accreditation through the NAPBC and currently
hold our certification as a Certified Quality Breast … Cancer
Specialists
2013
National
90th
Percentile
2013
Maine
Breast
Cancer
Specialists