Breast Cancer
From the Journals
Advantage of Abemaciclib Plus Endocrine Therapy for Early Breast Cancer Endures at 5 Years
Patients with breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence showed significant improvement with adjuvant abemaciclib compared with endocrine...
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Radiation Oncologists Fight for Payment Reform Amid Cuts
Over the past decade, radiation oncologists have seen a 23% drop in Medicare reimbursement for...
From the Journals
Clinical Exams Fall Short in Second Breast Cancer Detection
A new study highlights the importance of mammogram screening and patient education regarding self-detection, say the authors.
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No Added Benefit From Chemo in This Breast Cancer Subtype
The authors “observed no evidence for added value of chemotherapy” for ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive lobular carcinoma who received...
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Patients with HR-positive breast cancer can safely use ART
“These data are reassuring for our young patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer and shows that assisted reproductive technology is an option...
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Less is more for axillary surgery in early breast cancer
Women with early breast cancer can safely undergo less extensive axillary surgery because it has no impact on recurrence or mortality rate.
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Few with inflammatory breast cancer get guideline-based care
A retrospective study of patients with inflammatory breast cancer shows that the majority of patients don’t receive guideline-based care.
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‘Baby TAM’ effective, tolerable for breast cancer prevention
A new study shows that a lower dose of tamoxifen leads to better adherence, and another shows similar efficacy at reducing breast density.
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Patient counseling for breast cancer screening: Taking changes to USPSTF recommendations into account
The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends mammography screening every other year starting at age 40 to decrease the...
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Answering the unknowns of taxanes for breast cancer during pregnancy
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Women over 50 may safely de-escalate mammogram frequency following surgery
For women who were cancer free 3 years after curative treatment, a randomized trial showed noninferiority of a 2- or 3-year schedule compared with...