Breast Cancer
Conference Coverage
For cancer prevention, not all plant-based diets are equal
“The best plant-based diet for breast cancer prevention could be a healthy plant-based diet comprising fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and...
Conference Coverage
Breast cancer deaths take a big dip because of new medicines
Research model suggests a 58% overall mortality decline in 2019 from metastatic breast cancer.
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Excess weight may ward off infection in breast cancer treatment
The study demonstrated significantly less frequent and less severe neutropenia in overweight and obese patients.
Conference Coverage
Women with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer are living longer
Overall survival improved 5.6% each year among over 5,000 patients in the study.
Conference Coverage
Treating bone loss ups survival for breast cancer patients
Findings suggest a trend toward reduction in contralateral breast cancer in the treatment group.
Conference Coverage
Pembrolizumab before surgery improves survival in early triple negative breast cancer
Treatment shifts residual cancer burden to lower categories.
Conference Coverage
New treatment outperforms chemo in HER2-low breast cancer
The results may cause clinicians to reconsider how they define HER2 expression in breast cancer.
News
‘Unlimited’ cancer costs: The Medicare Part D dilemma
Many patients with cancer who rely on Medicare Part D face an impossible choice: “Your money or your life.”
News
Time-restricted eating may reduce CVD risk after breast cancer
“You can see how that is much easier for a doctor to explain to a patient than trying to explain how to meet the physical activity guidelines each...
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Metformin bombs in breast cancer in landmark trial
“Metformin is not effective against the most common types of breast cancer and any off-label use [of] this drug for the treatment of these common...
