Breast Cancer
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Less frequent zoledronic acid an option in metastatic breast cancer
Major finding: The skeletal-related event rate was 23.2% with zoledronic acid every 12 weeks and 22% with zoledronic acid every 4 weeks (P = .724...
Conference Coverage
TEXT/SOFT provide practice-changing results for premenopausal breast cancer
Key clinical point: Exemestane plus OFS is a new treatment option in the setting of premenopausal hormone-sensitive early breast cancer.Major...
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To screen or not to screen: lung and breast cancer
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Short-term outcomes of the implementation of a computer-based breast cancer risk assessment program during screening mammography
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Targeted sessions for targeted therapies at ASCO
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Adding tomosynthesis improved mammography’s cancer detection
Key clinical point: Tomosynthesis may reduce the need for repeat imaging to detect breast cancer.Major finding: The "recall" rate declined from...
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Combined imaging differentiated benign, cancerous breast tumors
Key clinical point: A combination of imaging techniques, which simultaneously assesses several processes involved in cancer development, achieved...
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Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains
Key clinical point: A telephone-based lifestyle intervention was effective in helping overweight breast cancer patients who were receiving an...
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Frail women less likely to initiate hormonal therapy for breast cancer
Key clinical point: Older women with breast cancer are less likely to initiate adjuvant hormonal therapy if they are frail.Major finding: Odds...
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ASCO endorses "no ink on tumor" guidelines for breast cancer surgery
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Single-agent paclitaxel fails in noninferiority trial for primary breast cancer
Key clinical point: Single-agent paclitaxel cannot be recommended as a standard regimen for women with primary breast cancer and zero-three...