Breast Cancer
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Moving beyond the one-size-fits-all formula for breast cancer treatments
Original Report
Breast cancer in male veteran population: an analysis from VA cancer registry
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Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies
Key clinical point: Inpatient breast biopsies may underemploy minimally invasive techniques.Major finding: Open breast biopsies comprised 34% of...
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No rise in breast cancer recurrence found with TNF inhibitor use
Key clinical point: There appears to be little risk of breast cancer recurrence for RA patients who take TNF inhibitors nearly 10 years after...
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Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer
Key clinical point: Alendronate and zoledronic acid do not appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer.Major finding: The incidence of breast...
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PALB2 mutation increased lifetime risk of breast cancer
Key clinical point: Inherited loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 significantly increase women’s lifetime risk of breast cancer.Major finding:...
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Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer
Key clinical point: Recent use of oral contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk.Major finding: Oral contraceptive use within the prior year...
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Encouraging data at ASCO 2014 for survival and fertility in some cancers
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Early results show promise of topical tamoxifen for women with DCIS
Key clinical point: The use of a topical formulation of tamoxifen applied directly to the breast could achieve the same benefits as oral tamoxifen...
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Early results show promise of topical tamoxifen for women with DCIS
Key clinical point: The use of a topical formulation of tamoxifen applied directly to the breast could achieve the same benefits as oral tamoxifen...
Guidelines
Survival benefit from contralateral prophylactic mastectomy small
Key clinical point: The long-term survival benefit of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is small.Major Finding: The absolute 20-year survival...