Breast Cancer
Conference Coverage
Quadruple-negative breast cancer associated with poorest outcomes
Patients lacking PD-L1 expression responded less to chemotherapy and had poor prognoses.
News
Mastectomy may not be necessary for young breast cancer patients
Treatment with mastectomy versus lumpectomy had no impact on survival, shows study.
News
Study shows link between dairy consumption and cancer
No association was found between dairy products and colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or any other site-specific cancer.
Conference Coverage
Twenty years and counting: Tamoxifen’s lasting improvement in breast cancer
Study suggests long-term improvement for some women with breast cancer.
Conference Coverage
Uninformed breast cancer patients are making treatment decisions
Clouded by the thought “I have breast cancer,” patients are making uninformed treatment decisions.
News
Breast cancer test recommended for extended endocrine therapy
The benefit of endocrine therapy after 5 years in early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer is questionable, but the Breast Cancer Index can help...
Opinion
Dodging potholes from cancer care to hospice transitions
The consequences of suboptimal hospice transitions can damage the mental health and well-being of patient and caregiver.
Conference Coverage
Misconceptions remain on gene signature use in breast cancer
The “misconception regarding the predictive value of these tests on chemotherapy benefits suggest there is still room for training on results...
News
Many state cancer plans drift from USPSTF breast cancer recommendations
Disagreements over benefits and harms may drive differences.
Article
Treating High-Risk, Early-Stage HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
Dr Michelle Melisko discusses treatment for high-risk, early-stage HR+/HER2- breast cancer, including use of genomic assays, the...