Breast Cancer
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Stress May Factor Into Breast Tumor Aggressiveness
Major Finding: Higher levels of stress may partially account for aggressive tumor growth in African American and Hispanic women with breast cancer...
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Commentary: Depression Stymies Care in Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
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Denosumab Approved for Bone Loss From Hormone Ablation Therapy
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Venlafaxine, Clonidine Top Placebo for Breast Cancer Hot Flashes
Major Finding: Both venlafaxine and clonidine reduced the frequency and severity of hot flashes by approximately 45%, compared with placebo.Data...
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FDA Panel: Update Bisphosphonate Labeling
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Breast Cancer Does Not Mandate Mastectomy in Young
Major Finding: Young women with early breast cancer had statistically indistinguishable rates of locoregional recurrence, overall survival, and...
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New Nomograms Predict Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Major Finding: The nomograms predicted the development of lymphedema within 5 years with accuracies of 70.6%-73.6%.Data Source: A nomogram...
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Study Supports Palpation, Mammography Regardless of Age
Major Finding: Overall, 65.5% and 29.8% of breast cancers were detected by mammography and palpation, respectively.
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Uncertainty Rules Adjuvant Chemo for Early HER2 Breast Cancer
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CAD Software Does Not Improve Mammogram Accuracy
Major Finding: Using CAD to analyze and interpret mammograms was associated with statistically significant lowering of specificity (OR, 0.87) and...
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Occult Sentinel Node Metastases Don't Impact Survival
Major Finding: 5-year overall survival was 95.7% and disease-free survival was 92.2% for women who had occult nodal metastases, compared with 95.1...