Breast Cancer
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ASCO 2014: Dr. Hope S. Rugo gives her top picks in breast cancer research
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Taking the data and findings into the real-world setting
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Breast cancer fear contributes to prophylactic mastectomy rate
Key clinical point: Fear of breast cancer recurrence results in many unnecessary contralateral prophylactic mastectomies.Major finding: Women with...
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Obesity increased breast cancer mortality only in premenopausal women
Major finding: Obesity was associated with a relative risk for death of 1.34 (95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.47) in premenopausal women; a weak,...
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ASCO guidelines address targeted treatments of HER2-positive breast cancer
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First SEER analysis including HER2 subtype is reported
Major finding: A total of 72.7% of invasive breast cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2010 were HR-positive (expressing either estrogen...
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Trastuzumab emtansine linked to portal HT
Major finding: Two women who had normal results on liver CT before beginning trastuzumab emtansine therapy developed regenerative hyperplasia of...
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Lower-dose chest radiation in childhood still carries high risk for breast cancer
Major finding: Whole-lung irradiation in childhood was associated with a high risk of subsequent breast cancer, compared with that in the general...
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Topical lidocaine reduces menopausal dyspareunia
Key clinical point: Consider lidocaine as an option for women with severe menopausal dyspareunia for whom estrogen therapy is not recommended....
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Pan-HER inhibitor ‘graduates’ from I-SPY 2 trial
Major finding: Among patients with HR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer, the estimated pathological complete response was 56% for the...