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Genetic tests gauge breast-cancer recurrence risk
Major finding: Low-risk patients by the PAM50 test had 97.6% 15-year disease-free survival compared with 82.5% in high-risk patients. Data source...
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FDA advisory panel nixes approval of drug-device for liver metastases
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FDA advisory panel decides tivozanib falls short for advanced renal cell carcinoma
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Mammography screening at 75 may have value
Major finding: Women aged 75 years and older were 3 times more likely to die from breast cancer if they went 5 or more years between mammograms,...
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High CRP augurs worse outcomes from palliative surgery for cancer
Major finding: The hazard ratio for worse survival after palliative surgery among advanced cancer patients with elevated C-reactive protein was 3....
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Designer T cells take aim at liver metastases
Major finding: One patient who received designer T cells and interleukin-2 has had a 40% decrease in liver metastases.Data source: Early report of...
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New blood test could identify early pancreatic cancer
Major finding: A serum panel of four metabolites had a 78% sensitivity for detecting resectable pancreatic cancers.Data source: The panel was...
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Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy adds complications
Major finding: The percentage of patients experiencing any complications was 29% for patients who had a unilateral mastectomy, compared with 42%...
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Breast cancer: Cardiac risk increases with radiation dose to heart
Major finding: The risk of major coronary events increased by 7.4% per 1 Gy of radiation received as treatment for breast cancer.Data source: A...
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Lipid metabolism genes linked to breast cancer subtype
Major finding: A clustering analysis of eight genes separated cases into expression groups; 70% of the low-expression cases had ER-positive tumors...