Breast Cancer
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PAM50 assay aids prediction of metastasis in early node-positive breast cancer
Major finding: Among patients with one positive node, those falling into the ROR low-risk group (41% of the one-node subset) and those having the...
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Updated guideline urges discussion of breast cancer chemoprevention
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The 'Jolie effect' on BRCA risks
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Cancer health disparities and risk factors: lessons from a woman with a 20-cm chest wall mass, growing for 2 years
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Biennial vs annual mammography: How I manage my patients
If a patient aged 50 and older asks to be screened every 2 years, I would support her choice, provided she is not at elevated risk for breast...
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BOLERO-3: Everolimus tweaks trastuzumab-resistant metastatic breast cancer
Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 7 months with everolimus and 5.8 months with placebo (HR 0.78; P = .0067).Data source:...
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Supreme Court: Human genes cannot be patented
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How will sequestration affect American cancer care?
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Gene mutations found in 22% of African American breast cancer patients
Major finding: Of 56 African American women with gene mutations, 26 were positive for BRCA1, 20 were positive for BRCA2, and 10 were positive for...
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Axillary radiation halves lymphedema rate vs. ALND for breast cancer
Major Finding: The rate of lymphedema was 14% with axillary radiation therapy vs. 28% with axillary lymph node dissection.