Breast Cancer
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Survey: Liquid tamoxifen formulation may improve compliance among some patients
Major finding: A total of 14% of respondents reported missing two or more tamoxifen doses each month; 7% said an oral formulation could help...
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Obesity-hunger paradox prevalent in low-income cancer survivors
Major finding: Three-quarters of low-income, minority women cancer survivors who were either overweight or obese reported food insecurity.Data...
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The push for smaller, smarter cancer trials
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Whole-genome sequencing not ready for prime time
Major finding: For each participant, whole-genome sequencing identified between 90 and 127 novel or rare genetic variations, and between 12 and 20...
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Genomic analyses led to targeted treatment for metastatic breast cancer, though response rate disappointing
Major finding: Targeted therapy was possible for 13% of patients screened with genomic analyses.
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Prophylactic oophorectomy cuts all-cause mortality 77% in BRCA mutation carriers
Major finding: Oophorectomy had a profound protective effect on all-cause mortality and cancer-specific mortality both for BRCA1 carriers and for...
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Randomized trial of vitamin B6 for preventing hand-foot syndrome from capecitabine chemotherapy
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Guidelines: No ink on tumor is adequate surgical margin for early-stage breast cancer
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Removing opposite breast cuts 20-year mortality 48% in BRCA mutation carriers
Major finding: Twenty-year breast-cancer-specific mortality was 48% lower for women with BRCA mutations who underwent prophylactic contralateral...
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Synthetic lethality: beating cancer at its own game
The primary focus for targeted cancer agents has typically been to counteract the oncogenic signaling that results from genetic defects. A new...
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Biennial mammography keeps women safe and saves billions of dollars
Major finding: Following USPSTF mammography recommendations – which call for biennial screenings – would have saved the U.S.