Breast Cancer
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ACOSOG Z0011: Good long-term results with SLND without ALND
CHICAGO – Sentinel lymph node dissection without axillary lymph node dissection offers excellent regional control in select patients with early...
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Adding tomosynthesis may benefit women with dense breasts
Women with dense breasts may benefit from additional screening at the time of digital mammography, but the messages notifying these women of...
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MammaPrint bests clinical factors in sparing patients from chemotherapy
Key clinical point: MammaPrint bests Adjuvant!
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Neratinib not superior to trastuzumab
Key clinical point: Neratinib plus paclitaxel was found not superior to trastuzumab plus paclitaxel for ERBB2-positive metastatic breast cancer....
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NCCN breast cancer RT guidelines: hypofractionation preferred
Key clinical point: NCCN guidelines on radiation therapy for locoregional treatment of breast cancer emphasize hypofractionated whole-breast...
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NCCN fine-tunes breast cancer guidelines
A Perfect Storm
A Perfect Storm: Interventions – Closing the survival gap
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Adjuvant endocrine therapy for premenopausal breast cancer patients should be individualized
Key clinical point: Decisions about adjuvant endocrine therapies in premenopausal women with HR–positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer should...
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Breast cancer treatment linked to mild systolic dysfunction
Breast cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy or radiotherapy had about a two-fold increased prevalence of mild systolic cardiac dysfunction a...
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VIDEO: Trastuzumab plus lapatinib erases selected breast cancers
An unexpectedly dramatic benefit from combining trastuzumab and lapatinib when briefly treating women scheduled for breast cancer surgery has...
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10-year DCIS recurrence risk dwindles with age
Key clinical point: The risk of 10-year recurrence of ductal carcinoma in situ diminishes significantly with age. Major finding: The risk for...