Breast Cancer
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Older Women May Not Need Radiation for Luminal A Breast Tumors
Major Finding: The rate of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence in women older than 60 years with luminal A tumor subtypes was 4.3% among those...
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Breast Screening Linked to Cancer 'Overdiagnosis' in Norway
Major Finding: The estimated rate of overdiagnosis of breast cancer by screening mammography was 15%-25% in Norway.Data Source: The investigators...
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ASCO: Stop Underdosing Obese Cancer Patients
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Estrogen-Only HT Also Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Of the 121,700 study participants in the Nurses’ Health Study who were aged 30-55 years in 1976, women who used estrogen-only...
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Some Triple-Negative Breast Cancers Express Androgen Receptor
Major Finding: The androgen receptor was expressed in 23% of triple-negative breast tumors.Data Source: Investigators did a microarray analysis of...
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Neoadjuvant Anastrozole, Other AIs Lower Mastectomy Rate
Major Finding: Among all patients initially considered inoperable or mastectomy candidates, breast-conserving surgery was made possible in 48.2%...
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The Role of Spirituality and Religious Coping in the Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy
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Identify Depressive Symptoms Early in Breast Cancer Patients
Major Finding: Almost one in four women had a combined state anxiety and depressive symptoms before their diagnosis of breast cancer, and a higher...
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Estrogen Protects Against Breast Cancer Long After Treatment
Major Finding: After 12 years of follow-up, women in the WHI who had taken estrogen had a significantly lower rate of invasive breast cancer (0.27...