Breast Cancer
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Dasatinib gives letrozole a boost in HR-positive advanced breast cancer
Major finding: Adding dasatinib to letrozole did not improve the clinical benefit rate, but it more than doubled median progression-free survival...
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VIDEO: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes may predict trastuzumab success
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Radiotherapy can be omitted for many older breast cancer patients
Major finding: The 5-year ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence rate in a selected population of older women undergoing breast-conserving surgery...
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Pathologic complete response to HER2 therapy portends better outcomes
Major Finding: Women who experienced a pCR were 62% less likely to have events such as recurrences and second primaries, and 65% less likely to...
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Dr. William Gradishar and Dr. Hope Rugo report from SABCS
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Canadian agency reports rare, severe skin reactions to cancer drug
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Breast tomosynthesis moving beyond clinical trials
Major finding: Digital breast tomosynthesis detected 5.25 cancers per 1,000 cases over a 17-month period, compared with 4.28 cancers per 1,000...
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San Antonio symposium offers latest results from Neo ALTTO, I-SPY 2, and IBIS-II
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Illness perceptions matter: understanding quality of life and advanced illness behaviors in female patients with late-stage cancer
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Walking program eased chemo-related joint pain
Major finding: After 6 weeks in a low-impact walking program, patients experienced improvements from baseline on the visual analog scale (VAS) for...
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Simple intensity-modulated radiotherapy improves breast cancer cosmesis
Major finding: Significantly fewer patients in the IMRT arm had suboptimal overall cosmesis (OR, 0.65; 95%CI, 0.44 to 0.98; P = .038) and skin...