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No Added Benefit From Chemo in This Breast Cancer Subtype
The authors “observed no evidence for added value of chemotherapy” for ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive lobular carcinoma who received...
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Nodal Radiation May Make BC Axillary Dissection Unnecessary
A major trial finds that there’s no need to do both in breast cancer patients with just one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes.
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Lower olanzapine dose just as effective for chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting
A 2.5-mg dose of olanzapine may be just as effective at preventing nausea and vomiting as the standard 10 mg with far less daytime drowsiness.
From the Journals
Serum Hormone Concentrations May Predict Aromatase Inhibitor Benefit for BC Prevention
Measuring estradiol, testosterone, and SHBG more widely to identify those postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer who would benefit...
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Survival-Toxicity Trade-off With T-DM1 in HER+ Breast Cancer
Older patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer do not experience a survival benefit with trastuzumab emtansine vs standard-of-care combination...
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Pregnancy safe after BRCA-mutated breast cancer
Although pregnancy after breast cancer is considered safe in general, little data exist for BRCA carriers.
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Patients with HR-positive breast cancer can safely use ART
“These data are reassuring for our young patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer and shows that assisted reproductive technology is an option...
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Less is more for axillary surgery in early breast cancer
Women with early breast cancer can safely undergo less extensive axillary surgery because it has no impact on recurrence or mortality rate.
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Few with inflammatory breast cancer get guideline-based care
A retrospective study of patients with inflammatory breast cancer shows that the majority of patients don’t receive guideline-based care.
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‘Baby TAM’ effective, tolerable for breast cancer prevention
A new study shows that a lower dose of tamoxifen leads to better adherence, and another shows similar efficacy at reducing breast density.
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Living in a Food Swamp Tied to High Breast Cancer Mortality
New research shows higher postmenopausal breast cancer mortality in communities with easier access to unhealthy fast food.