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Hormone Receptor Status Can Change in Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Estrogen receptor status changed from positive in the primary to negative in the relapse in 26% of patients and from negative to...
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Chemotherapy Sequence Affects Early Breast Cancer Outcomes
Major Finding: The 5-year overall survival rate was 93.1% with paclitaxel followed by anthracyclines as adjuvant therapy compared with 83.2% for...
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Evaluating Unintended Pregnancy in Unmarried Female College Students
Major Finding: Having been in a physically abusive relationship within the past year was associated with a 2.8-fold increased risk of unintended...
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Seroma After Breast Cancer Surgery Triples Lymphedema Risk
Major Finding: Based on the International Criteria for Lymphedema Diagnosis, 26 of 35 women with a seroma had severe lymphedema, 6 had moderate...
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In Good-Risk Breast Cancer, Longer Chemotherapy Isn't Better
Major Finding: With a median follow-up of 4.6 years, the relapse-free survival rate was 91.6% in patients who received six cycles of chemotherapy...
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Iniparib Extends Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Survival Nearly 5 Months
Major Finding: Overall survival increased from 7.7 months with chemotherapy alone to 12.3 months with the addition of iniparib.Data Source: Phase...
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Higher Mortality Seen in Women With Diabetes, Depression
Major Finding: Women with type 2 diabetes and depression were twice as likely to die within 6 years and nearly three times as likely to die of...
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Mild TBI Lacks Lasting Psychosocial Symptoms Without Underlying PTSD
Major Finding: Mild traumatic brain injury is not independently associated with postdeployment psychosocial health problems such as depression or...
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Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Need Prolonged Renal Follow-Up
Major Finding: Mean estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rates were significantly lower (94.8 vs. 103.9 mL/min per 1.73 m2; P less than .01) in...
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Low MI Risk With Aromatase Inhibitors in Community-Treated Breast Cancer Patients
Major Finding: In the first study, the AI-treated patients had a significant reduction in risk of stroke (P = .004), compared with breast cancer...