Breast Cancer
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Less Trastuzumab Cardiotoxicity in Beta-Blocker Users
Major Finding: Breast cancer patients who were incidentally on a beta-blocker had an adjusted 83% lower risk of developing new-onset heart failure...
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Retrospective Study of Patients with Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Survival, Health Care Utilization, and Cost
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Community Oncology Podcast - Radiation in breast cancer
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Imiquimod/Abraxane Combo Effective for Skin Mets
Major Finding: Among the 11 patients who were able to complete the regimen of topical 5% imiquimod plus systemic albumin-bound paclitaxel, 5 had a...
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Fulvestrant Adds Punch to Anastrozole for HR+ Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Median overall survival was 47.7 months among those randomized to combination anastrozole and fulvestrant therapy, compared with 41...
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Doctors, Patients Disconnected on Aromatase Inhibitor Compliance
Major Finding: During their first year on adjuvant endocrine therapy, 80.5% of early-stage breast cancer patients stated that they took all or...
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T-DM1 Supports QOL in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
Major Finding: A 5-point worsening from baseline on the FACT-B TOI occurred at a mean of 7.5 months with T-DM1, compared with 3.5 months in...
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Metastatic Work-Up Not Needed for All N2/N3 Breast Cancers
Major Finding: There was no difference in overall survival between the N2 and N3 breast cancer groups, but those with stage IV disease had a...
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Vitamin D Deficiency/Breast Cancer Link Questioned
Major Finding: Serum vitamin D levels measured before diagnosis of breast cancer showed no significant association with breast cancer risk.Data...
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Oncotype DX Cost Effective, Challenges Breast Cancer Practice
Major Finding: A low risk score on the Oncotype DX assay was present in 59% of the nearly 14,000 patients with node-positive disease, compared...