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Answering the unknowns of taxanes for breast cancer during pregnancy
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Women over 50 may safely de-escalate mammogram frequency following surgery
For women who were cancer free 3 years after curative treatment, a randomized trial showed noninferiority of a 2- or 3-year schedule compared with...
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Trop-2 drug conjugate may trump chemo in HR+, HER2- breast cancer
The antibody-drug conjugate demonstrated greater efficacy and a better safety profile than investigator-chosen chemotherapy.
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Can younger postmenopausal women with low-risk BC skip radiation?
Early results look promising for skipping radiation for low-risk, hormone receptor–positive breast cancer in women 50 years and older, but there...
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Sleep problems exact high toll in women with breast cancer
It’s important to ask about sleep and provide targeted interventions to improve sleep and quality of life in women with breast cancer, researchers...
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When to skip regional nodal radiation in breast cancer
“Based on the data, it’s a reasonable conclusion that radiotherapy can be avoided.”
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What will help ease the financial toll of breast cancer?
Programs that offer financial assistance and transportation as well as grants that help cover expenses are among the key strategies that can help...
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HER2+ Combo Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Brain Mets
Brain metastases are common in HER2+ breast cancers, but patients have few treatment options and a poor prognosis.
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Compelling case for skipping RT in some early breast cancers
Results of the PROSPECT study have defined a role for preoperative MRI in identifying a subgroup of women with early breast cancer who could...
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Particulate pollution increases the risk for breast cancer
“There is now strong epidemiological and biological evidence for the link between PM2.5 particulate exposure and cancer ...”