Breast Cancer
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Stronger evidence that exercise lowers breast cancer risk
“Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time are already recommended for cancer prevention. Our study adds further evidence that such...
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Time to pull back on postsurgery radiation in breast cancer?
Prospective Dutch study suggests no harm in de-escalating therapy in cT1-2N1 patients.
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Tumor-bed radiotherapy boost reduces DCIS recurrence risk
Regardless of the whole breast irradiation fractionation schedule, a 16 Gy tumor-bed boost halved the risk of DCIS recurrence at 5 years.
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In denial: When patients don’t want to believe they have cancer
“It appears there is a paucity of answers sadly.”
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‘Flat denial’ can leave breast cancer patients with lasting scars
“I’ll just leave a little extra skin, in case you change your mind.”
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After cancer, abortion experience highlights post-Roe reality
A 2021 study found the rate of maternal mortality was almost two times higher in states that restricted abortion access compared with those that...
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Lung adverse effects in patients taking trastuzumab deruxtecan
Close monitoring and proactive management may reduce the risk of ILD.
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The ‘great dynamism’ of radiation oncology
Highlights from this research reveal how high-tech radiotherapy, such as hypofractionation and stereotactic body radiotherapy, has improved care...
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Does PREDICT accurately estimate breast cancer survival?
“The discordance between OS estimated by PREDICT and the current real-world OS is expected to be even higher.”
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Getting cancer research on track again may require a ‘behemoth’ effort
Cancer Moonshot aims to cut cancer-related deaths in half, but funding and pandemic challenges may hinder progress.