Breast Cancer
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Prone Position During Breast Irradiation Lessens Lung Cancer Risk
Major Finding: A prone position for whole breast irradiation was associated with an estimated 1.99% lifetime risk for radiation-associated...
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Daughters whose mothers are known carriers of genetic breast cancer are anxious and uninformed
New breast cancer research unveiled at Era of Hope conference shows young women should be screened starting at age 25
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Everolimus Posts Big Win in ER-Positive Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Everolimus increased median progression-free survival from 2.8 months with exemestane alone to 6.9 months (P less than .0001,...
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Trastuzumab-Based T-DM1 Delays Breast Cancer Progression
Findings: Treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) resulted in a median progression-free survival of 14 months compared with 9 months for...
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Chemo Timing Does Not Affect Breast Cancer Recurrence
Major Finding: The 10-year rate was 90% with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 94% with the chemotherapy after surgery, but the difference lost...
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Score Predicts Late Recurrence in ER-Positive Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Each 5-unit increase in the BCI was associated with a 2.91-fold increase in the odds of recurrence after other factors were taken...
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MRI Breast Screening Effective for Underserved Women
Major Finding: Overall, there were seven benign biopsies conducted in the mammography group. One cancer was found, for a detection rate of 12%.
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Stress May Factor Into Breast Tumor Aggressiveness
Major Finding: Higher levels of stress may partially account for aggressive tumor growth in African American and Hispanic women with breast cancer...
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Taxane-Induced Neuropathy Gives No Clue to Breast Cancer Outcomes
Major Finding: Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy was not significantly associated with recurrence-free, disease-free, or overall survival.Data...