Breast Cancer
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Cancer researcher banned from federal funding for faking data in nearly 400 images in 16 grant applications
The former basic medical sciences professor will be banned from receiving federal grants for a decade.
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Women can safely interrupt endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy
The study included more than 500 premenopausal women from 20 countries who received at least 18 months of endocrine therapy for HR+ breast cancer...
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Capivasertib/fulvestrant improves progression free survival in breast cancer
The combination of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib and estrogen receptor antagonist fulvestrant, doubled progression-free survival...
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Gene signature may spare some breast cancer patients from radiation
The POLAR 16-gene mRNA signature accurately identified patients who were unlikely to benefit from radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.
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High response rates with T-DXd in early HER2-low breast cancer
Nearly 70% of patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancers with low levels of HER2 had pathological response to the antibody-drug...
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Oral SERD camizestrant prolongs PFS vs. fulvestrant in breast cancer
The investigational selective estrogen receptor degrader showed efficacy in advanced ER+/HER2– breast cancers, including patients with ESR1...
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Potential cause of worse outcomes among Black breast cancer patients found
Tumor microenvironment of metastasis doorways predicted worse outcomes in Black women with residual ER+/HER2– cancer after neoadjuvant...
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Less than a third of Americans aware of cancer risk from alcohol
Survey also shows low awareness that cancer risk varies by type of drink.
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Deductibles a threat to more imaging after abnormal mammogram
The ACA does not mandate coverage for additional tests and a biopsy to help determine whether the patient has cancer.
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Managing trastuzumab deruxtecan adverse events in the real world
Doctor says real-world toxicity experience has been worse than clinical trial data.
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Whole breast radiation for breast cancer shown to be safe and effective
Whole breast radiation can cut treatment time from 6 weeks down to 3 weeks.