Breast Cancer
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System provides ‘faster, less invasive’ method for breast cancer detection
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Hepatitis screening now for all patients with cancer on therapy
All patients with cancer who are candidates for systemic therapy should be screened for hepatitis B, says the American Society of Clinical...
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ASCO says ‘no’ to home infusions of cancer treatment, with exceptions
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has warned against intravenous infusion of chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies in cancer patients’...
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Many older adults ‘overscreened’ for cancer
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OK to treat many cancer patients despite pandemic, says ESMO
ESMO recommends against stopping or delaying cancer treatment that can impact survival.
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Postmenopausal use of estrogen alone lowers breast cancer cases, deaths
“This should change the way we look at breast cancer prevention, though we might have to be a little creative about it.”
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‘Knowledge is power’: Knowing BRCA1/2 status tied to survival
Knowing BRCA1/2 mutation status before developing breast cancer was tied to improved survival in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel.
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Early screening may halve breast cancer mortality in childhood cancer survivors
A modeling study supports early breast cancer screening in women with a history of chest radiation.
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Analysis of early onset cancers suggests need for genetic testing
The prevalence of germline mutations was significantly higher in patients with early onset cancers than in those with young adult cancers.
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Does obesity reduce drug efficacy in breast cancer?