Breast Cancer
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Genetic profiling transforms cancer treatment trials
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Axillary treatment unnecessary after some total mastectomies
Major finding: Median 10-year regional recurrence rates were 4.9% in patients who did not undergo completion lymphadenectomy, 3.1% for patients...
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Breast MRI both overused and underused
Major finding: Only 25% of the women in one study and 21% in the other who underwent breast MRI met the high-risk criteria recommended for the...
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No greater risk of lymph node involvement in triple-negative breast cancer
Major finding: The likelihood of lymph node metastases was 50% higher in patients younger than 50 years as compared with older patients, 70%...
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Women choose mastectomy to gain control
Major finding: Fear and a desire for control over cancer drove women to choose mastectomy. Data source: A qualitative study of 30 women with early...
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Cardiovascular risk factors common with breast cancer
Major finding: Mean blood pressures were 128/77 mm Hg in patients treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy compared with...
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Partial, whole breast irradiation 10-year outcomes similar
Major finding: Four percent developed local recurrence and 1% had regional recurrence in both partial and whole breast irradiation groups. For the...
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Heart irradiation is lower with contemporary breast radiotherapy
Major finding: In an Italian study, the median volumes of heart exposed to higher doses of radiation were "consistently low" with 4% of heart...
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Radiation of early breast cancer does not increase cardiac death risk
Major finding: Ten-year cardiac cause–specific survival was 96.7% for women who had surgery and radiation, compared with 92.7% for women who had...
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PIK3CA breast cancer mutations blunt dual HER2 blockade
Major finding: In women treated with trastuzumab plus lapatinib, the pathologic complete response rate was 28.6% with a PIK3CA mutation and 55.8%...