Breast Cancer
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Doctors treat osteoporosis with hormone therapy against guidelines
Some postmenopausal women may be appropriate candidates for the use of hormone therapy for the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures.
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FDA approves first PARP inhibitor for early
BRCA+ breast cancer
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Heavy drinking in your 20s has lasting impact on cancer risk
People generally do not expect their heavy drinking in early adulthood to affect their cancer risk many years later.
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MRI with mammogram reduces breast cancer mortality by more than 50% in high-risk women
In this high-risk study group, annual MRI screenings started at 30 years old, followed by MRI with mammogram at 40 years old.
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Aspirin fails to inhibit breast cancer recurrence
Aspirin has been proven effective in reducing colon cancer recurrence rates, but this new randomized, controlled trial contradicts epidemiological...
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Should all women be routinely screened for lung cancer?
Study suggests lung cancer screening guidelines should be reassessed to include all women, especially breast cancer survivors.
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Variants of nine breast cancer genes associated with severe disease
Findings may potentially inform guidelines for gene panel testing. Breast cancer gene variants most often associated with triple-negative and/or...
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Poor trial representation tied to worse breast cancer survival
Patient groups such as patients of color, older patients, and those with comorbidities are not well represented in clinical trials, and it remains...
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Breast cancer trials enrolling now: Could your patient benefit?
Menopausal women at moderate risk of breast cancer, early high-risk candidates, and more sought for clinical trials.
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Experimental breast cancer immunotherapy treatment passes important hurdle in pilot study
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes show promise in six patients.
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Increase in late-stage cancer diagnoses after pandemic
“Patients who have delayed preventative care during the pandemic should be encouraged to resume treatment as soon as possible.”