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Most data reassure regarding TNF inhibitors and cancer
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Tumor distance from nipple boosts nomogram results
Major finding: Positive sentinel nodes were seen in 17 of 33 (52%) tumors within 2 cm of the nipple, compared with 17% of 368 tumors more than 2...
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ASTRO outlines five radiation oncology practices that should be curtailed
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Breast cancer receptor change may predict outcomes
Major finding: Receptor status changed in 41% of breast cancers after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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BOLERO-3: Everolimus tweaks trastuzumab-resistant metastatic breast cancer
Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 7 months with everolimus and 5.8 months with placebo (HR 0.78; P = .0067).Data source:...
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Mammography screening at 75 may have value
Major finding: Women aged 75 years and older were 3 times more likely to die from breast cancer if they went 5 or more years between mammograms,...
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New tool predicts late recurrence in breast cancer
Major Finding: Among patients who remained disease free at 5 years, the 61% with a low baseline BCI score had a 3.5% rate of distant recurrence...
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New geriatric assessments aid cancer treatment decisions
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SLN surgery may suffice for node-positive breast cancer
Major Finding: SLN surgery correctly identified axillary nodal status in 91.2% of patients.
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Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Diabetes is associated with a 27% increased risk of breast cancer, with the elevated risk restricted to postmenopausal women with...