Breast Cancer
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Biomarkers come up empty for ribociclib targeting
BRUSSELS – Hazard ratio benefits from ribociclib plus letrozole, compared with letrozole alone, were similar regardless of the biomarker levels....
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Breast density is no reason to perform MRI
Among women who underwent MRI before breast cancer surgery, those with high breast density had similar outcomes to those of women with low breast...
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Radiation bests mastectomy for occult breast cancer
LAS VEGAS – Overall survival was better when women with occult breast cancer had axillary lymph node dissection and radiation, instead of...
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Mastectomy unnecessary for some breast cancer recurrences
LAS VEGAS – Although mastectomy is the standard of care for tumor recurrence following lumpectomy and whole breast irradiation, a second...
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Sutureless, guided lumpectomy produced clean margins in majority
Pain scores were low with sutureless guided lumpectomy, and all high-risk lesions were successfully removed.
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VIDEO: Dr. Lisa Newman on triple negative breast cancer in African American women
LAS VEGAS – The heavy burden of triple negative and other aggressive breast cancers among African American women cannot be simplified to...
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DCIS tool IDs axillary node biopsy candidates
A nomogram may encourage patients to have axillary nodal biopsy performed at the same time as core needle biopsy.
From the Journals
FDA boxed warning leads to drop off in use of ESAs
The FDA warning language was linked with a sharp decrease in use of erythropoietin-stimulating agents in colorectal, breast, and lung cancer...
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VIDEO: How to pick surgical margins with mixed breast lesions
LAS VEGAS – Breast surgeon Monica Morrow, MD, explains how to handle invasive carcinoma associated with DCIS.
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Resection reduces inflammatory breast cancer lesion recurrence
LAS VEGAS – With a plastic surgeon on call, MD Anderson surgeons achieved negative margins and local/regional recurrence rates similar to those...
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Don’t rely on MRI findings after DCIS needle biopsy
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