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VIDEO: Immediate breast reconstruction results reassuring in select patients
Immediate breast reconstruction did not dramatically increase adverse outcomes in women undergoing mastectomy.
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VIDEO: When to use MRI in breast cancer
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy feasible in N+ early breast cancer
Key clinical point: Some women with lymph-node positive early breast cancer may safely undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy. Major finding: Three-...
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Positive lumpectomy margin risk rises with breast density
Key clinical point: The risk for positive lumpectomy margins rises as breast density increases. Major finding: .Women with extremely dense breasts...
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Two heads plus four hands equal safe, shorter bilateral mastectomies
Key clinical point:Bilateral mastectomy performed by two surgeons shortens operative time without increasing complications. Major finding: Mean...
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ASCO: Many women with triple-negative breast cancer aren’t screened for BRCA
Many younger women diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancers do not get tested for BRCA, despite guideline recommendations.
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NLR correlates with survival in advanced breast cancer
Key clinical point: Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be correlated with poor disease-specific survival in stage IV breast cancer and the...
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Implementation of the 21-Gene Risk Score Assay, OncotypeDx Breast, Within the VA
Abstract 54: 2015 AVAHO Meeting
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Testing for BRCA1/BRCA2 in the VA
Abstract 60: 2015 AVAHO Meeting
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Molecular Imaging of ER Status in Breast Cancer: A Preclinical Study
Abstract 32: 2015 AVAHO Meeting