Breast Cancer
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Quadruple-negative breast cancer associated with poorest outcomes
Patients lacking PD-L1 expression responded less to chemotherapy and had poor prognoses.
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Mastectomy may not be necessary for young breast cancer patients
Treatment with mastectomy versus lumpectomy had no impact on survival, shows study.
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Twenty years and counting: Tamoxifen’s lasting improvement in breast cancer
Study suggests long-term improvement for some women with breast cancer.
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Uninformed breast cancer patients are making treatment decisions
Clouded by the thought “I have breast cancer,” patients are making uninformed treatment decisions.
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Breast cancer test recommended for extended endocrine therapy
The benefit of endocrine therapy after 5 years in early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer is questionable, but the Breast Cancer Index can help...
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Many state cancer plans drift from USPSTF breast cancer recommendations
Disagreements over benefits and harms may drive differences.
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Low vitamin D tied to breast cancer risk in Hispanic women
“Few studies have examined the association between vitamin D and breast cancer within these racial/ethnic groups.”
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Recurrent DCIS can be genetically distinct from primary lesion
Findings may change how breast cancer patients are treated.
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Which breast cancer surgery leads to better quality of life?
Superior psychosocial and sexual well-being at 10 years after surgery was reported by women who underwent breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant...
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1 in 7 breast cancer patients report worsening personal finances
New survey doesn’t find a link between money woes and stage of disease or treatment.
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Omega-3 fatty acids linked to less FOXA1 in benign breast tissue
Findings suggest transcription factor could be a helpful biomarker in cancer prevention trials.