Breast Cancer
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COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients: NCCN outlines priorities
Recommended timing of vaccination varies based on cancer and treatment type.
Conference Coverage
Model predicts acute kidney injury in cancer patients a month in advance
A machine learning algorithm identified nearly three-quarters of patients who went on to develop acute kidney injury.
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First mammography guidelines for older breast cancer survivors
The new guidelines recommend individualized decisions but advise stopping screening mammography when life expectancy is limited.
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Adding liothyronine for hypothyroidism doesn’t up breast cancer risk
A large Swedish study shows those treated with LT3 in combination with LT4 for hypothyroidism have no greater breast cancer...
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Tool predicts severe toxicity from chemo in older breast cancer patients
The new scoring system outperformed existing tools.
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Boost dose reduces recurrence in high-risk DCIS
Adding a tumor bed boost to whole breast irradiation cut the risk of local recurrence in half, regardless of fractionation.
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U.S. cancer death rates drop for second year in a row
Mortality from cancer continues to decline in the United States, driven largely by major reductions in death rates from non–small cell lung cancer...
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RSClin: A new tool for ‘TAILOR-ing’ treatment in early breast cancer
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Adaptive biomarker approach may spare some breast cancer patients chemo
The combination of recurrence score and Ki-67 response to a short preoperative course of endocrine therapy identified patients who could...
Conference Coverage
Entinostat doesn’t overcome endocrine resistance in advanced breast cancer
Phase 3 results do not support use of entinostat in advanced breast cancer.