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Androgen receptor screening not ready for triple-negative breast cancer
LAS VEGAS – Screening for androgen receptors is currently encouraged only in the context of clinical trials for triple-negative breast cancer.
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Two new biomarkers show breast cancer validity
BRUSSELS – The two markers, high intratumor heterogeneity of estrogen-receptor density and pSTAT3 expression, are promising but need further...
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Breast density is no reason to perform MRI
Among women who underwent MRI before breast cancer surgery, those with high breast density had similar outcomes to those of women with low breast...
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Mastectomy unnecessary for some breast cancer recurrences
LAS VEGAS – Although mastectomy is the standard of care for tumor recurrence following lumpectomy and whole breast irradiation, a second...
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Sutureless, guided lumpectomy produced clean margins in majority
Pain scores were low with sutureless guided lumpectomy, and all high-risk lesions were successfully removed.
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Bromocriptine shows efficacy, safety for peripartum cardiomyopathy
Now that the problem and treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy have been studied, what are the next steps?
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Lumpectomy plus reconstruction outperforms mastectomy plus reconstruction
LAS VEGAS – Lumpectomy combined with plastic surgery had nearly the same cost and complication rate as lumpectomy alone, and was cheaper and safer...
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Study underscores aggressive approach to inflammatory breast cancer
A study of inflammatory breast cancer between 2007 and 2015 showed the best results for patients treated with aggressive trimodality therapy.
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Risk of recurrence outweighs risk of contralateral breast cancer for DCIS patients
LAS VEGAS – Double mastectomies are not as necessary as many women with DCIS believe them to be.
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HHS Secretary Price promises reduced health IT burden for physicians
WASHINGTON – Simplifying federal regulations around EHR interoperability is crucial as well.
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For girls with Turner syndrome, experimental fertility preservation may offer the hope of a baby of their own
Fertility preservation techniques pioneered in young cancer patients may someday allow some women with Turner syndrome to give birth to their own...