Breast Cancer
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Radiation of early breast cancer does not increase cardiac death risk
Major finding: Ten-year cardiac cause–specific survival was 96.7% for women who had surgery and radiation, compared with 92.7% for women who had...
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PIK3CA breast cancer mutations blunt dual HER2 blockade
Major finding: In women treated with trastuzumab plus lapatinib, the pathologic complete response rate was 28.6% with a PIK3CA mutation and 55.8%...
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Single-drug chemo for breast cancer makes ASCO’s Choosing Wisely list
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Osteoporosis treatment and breast cancer prevention: Two goals, one treatment?
For postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed osteoporosis, assessing the risk of breast cancer prior to prescribing a bone medicine could...
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Molecular profiling leads to improved targeted treatment
Major finding: Forty percent of patients were identified as having a molecular target for which an approved treatment could be given.Data source:...
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Which women are most likely to die from breast cancer—those screened annually starting at age 40, biennially starting at age 50, or not at all?
Most deaths from breast cancer occur in women who are unscreened, according to this review of medical records and death data from two large...
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USPSTF recommends tamoxifen or raloxifene to reduce breast cancer risk in high-risk patients
The recommendation applies to asymptomatic women aged 35 years or older without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or...
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Lessons from the pink ribbon
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Breast cancer hormone therapy may affect cognitive function
Major finding: The odds of any decline in cognitive function were significantly higher in patients on hormone therapy (OR, 7.7), compared with...
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Many women with cancer not told about impaired fertility risk
Major finding: Less than half of all women of reproductive age with a diagnosis of cancer were told by physicians that treatment might affect...