Breast Cancer
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‘Unlimited’ cancer costs: The Medicare Part D dilemma
Many patients with cancer who rely on Medicare Part D face an impossible choice: “Your money or your life.”
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Time-restricted eating may reduce CVD risk after breast cancer
“You can see how that is much easier for a doctor to explain to a patient than trying to explain how to meet the physical activity guidelines each...
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Metformin bombs in breast cancer in landmark trial
“Metformin is not effective against the most common types of breast cancer and any off-label use [of] this drug for the treatment of these common...
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Quadruple-negative breast cancer associated with poorest outcomes
Patients lacking PD-L1 expression responded less to chemotherapy and had poor prognoses.
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Mastectomy may not be necessary for young breast cancer patients
Treatment with mastectomy versus lumpectomy had no impact on survival, shows study.
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Twenty years and counting: Tamoxifen’s lasting improvement in breast cancer
Study suggests long-term improvement for some women with breast cancer.
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Uninformed breast cancer patients are making treatment decisions
Clouded by the thought “I have breast cancer,” patients are making uninformed treatment decisions.
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Breast cancer test recommended for extended endocrine therapy
The benefit of endocrine therapy after 5 years in early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer is questionable, but the Breast Cancer Index can help...
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Many state cancer plans drift from USPSTF breast cancer recommendations
Disagreements over benefits and harms may drive differences.
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Recurrent DCIS can be genetically distinct from primary lesion
Findings may change how breast cancer patients are treated.
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Which breast cancer surgery leads to better quality of life?
Superior psychosocial and sexual well-being at 10 years after surgery was reported by women who underwent breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant...