Brittany Bychkovsky
@drbbychkovsky.medsky.social
Medical oncologist focused on breast cancer and genetics.
Reposted by Brittany Bychkovsky
Big study drop: Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s actual risk was as safe as yearly screening. Fewer mammograms overall, similar cancer outcomes; no late-stage cases in the highest-risk group on 6-month alternating mammo/MRI. #BlueSky #MedSky #OncSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #IMSky #SciSky
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening
This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.
jamanetwork.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Happy to share this work on SMARCA4 and SCCOHT with Adela Rodríguez Hernández, Huma Rana, Judy Garber, Colin Young, Carolyn Horton, Linda Polfus, Brittany Borden, Miki Horiguchi, Magan Trottier, Jessica St. Laurent, and Jamie Weyandt. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SMARCA4 pathogenic variants: Gynecological cancer histories from a laboratory tested cohort
To describe the cancer histories of individuals with a SMARCA4 germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variant (gPV) obtained through clinical laborator…
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October 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Happy to share this work on SMARCA4 and SCCOHT with Adela Rodríguez Hernández, Huma Rana, Judy Garber, Colin Young, Carolyn Horton, Linda Polfus, Brittany Borden, Miki Horiguchi, Magan Trottier, Jessica St. Laurent, and Jamie Weyandt. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Brittany Bychkovsky
Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs
Note: This concerns many infections (inflammation, trauma), including respiratory viruses and is NOT specific for SARS-CoV-2 as some claim.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
Note: This concerns many infections (inflammation, trauma), including respiratory viruses and is NOT specific for SARS-CoV-2 as some claim.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs
Nature - Mouse models show that respiratory infections from viruses such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 can trigger metastasis of dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, a finding supported by...
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs
Note: This concerns many infections (inflammation, trauma), including respiratory viruses and is NOT specific for SARS-CoV-2 as some claim.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
Note: This concerns many infections (inflammation, trauma), including respiratory viruses and is NOT specific for SARS-CoV-2 as some claim.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
Reposted by Brittany Bychkovsky
Check out this recently published paper on #CHEK2 related #BreastCancer and the real-world challenges associated with it. @drbbychkovsky.medsky.social
👉https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39966186/
👉https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39966186/
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Check out this recently published paper on #CHEK2 related #BreastCancer and the real-world challenges associated with it. @drbbychkovsky.medsky.social
👉https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39966186/
👉https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39966186/