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Despite effective therapy, US rate of breast conservation lower than other countries
Neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) can shrink tumours in breast cancer patients and in some cases…
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer
Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such…
Scientists learn what women know, and don’t know, about breast density and cancer risk
Breast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer but no study had asked…
Detailed genetic study provides most comprehensive map of risk to date of breast cancer risk
A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer has identified more than 350…
AI beats doctors when it comes to diagnosing breast cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers to affect women. In both the…
SABCS 2019: Breast biopsies after neoadjuvant chemotherapy accurately predict presence of residual breast cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a standardised protocol…
MINDACT trial data reveal certain women with luminal breast cancer may be undertreated with tamoxifen alone
Among women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a high clinical risk (determined…
SABCS 2019: Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence
If you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase…
SABCS 2019: Residual cancer burden can predict outcomes for patients with any breast cancer type
A large meta-analysis of breast cancer patients showed that residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy…
Extended letrozole therapy improves disease-free survival in postmenopausal women with HR-positive breast cancer
In the updated results from NRG Oncology/NSABP B-42 trial through 10 years of observation, extending…