Breast Cancer
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FDA approves first generic capecitabine
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Fear, anxiety drive contralateral mastectomy, survey finds
Major finding: A total of 94% of respondents cited a desire to improve survival as an extremely or very important factor in their decision to...
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FDA advisory panel backs approval of neoadjuvant pertuzumab for breast cancer
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Abbreviated MRI breast cancer screening protocol accurate
Major finding: MRI screening identified 11 cancers, for an additional yield of 18 cancers per 1,000 examinations beyond what could be detected by...
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Most women misestimate their breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Overall, 44.7% of women underestimated their risk and 45.9% overestimated their risk, while just 9.4% gave an accurate estimate....
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No increase in cardiovascular risk seen after radiation therapy for DCIS
Major finding: The rate of CVD diagnosis did not differ between patients treated with surgery alone and patients treated with surgery plus...
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Adjuvant ibandronate adds no benefit in early stage, node-positive breast cancer
Major finding: In patients randomly assigned to 2 years of ibandronate or observation, there was no difference in disease-free survival (HR, 0.945...
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Long-term CCB therapy linked to higher breast cancer risk
Major finding: Long-term use of calcium-channel blockers (10 years or more) was related to increased risk of breast cancer, with an OR of 2.4 for...
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Age does not impact survival in HER2-positive breast cancer
Major finding: Among women with HER2 positive breast cancer, disease free survival (HR 1.18; 95% CI, 0.90-1.54) and overall survival (HR 1.01; 95...
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Guidelines issued on radiation-induced heart disease
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Racial discrepancy in breast cancer survival examined
Major finding: When breast cancer patients were matched for demographic characteristics at presentation, 5-year survival was 68.8% for white women...