Breast Cancer
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Study suggests statin use decreases breast cancer mortality
Major finding: Women who took statins before a diagnosis of breast cancer were up to 67% less likely to die from their disease than were those who...
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Supreme Court ponders patenting of human genes
Aesthetic Dermatology
Pulsed-dye laser erased evidence of breast radiation
Major finding: The mean clearance of radiation-induced telangiectasias with a pulsed-dye laser was 72.7% (range, 50%-90%), after a mean of 4.3...
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Ki-67 shows proven clinical utility as a predictive biomarker for breast cancer
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Weight loss, exercise can impact cancer incidence and recurrence
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USPSTF draft recommendations update chemoprevention for breast cancer
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Dexamethasone eases end-of-life cancer-related fatigue
Major finding: Scores on the FACIT fatigue subscale improved by an average of 6 points in patients treated with dexamethasone, compared with 3...
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What's in a name: Is the moniker 'palliative care' too loaded?
Major finding: The term supportive care was rated significantly higher than palliative care for overall understanding (mean 7.7 vs. 6.8; P = .021...
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Mammography screening at 75 may have value
Major finding: Women aged 75 years and older were 3 times more likely to die from breast cancer if they went 5 or more years between mammograms,...