Oncology & Cancer
Novel technique can potentially improve success of ovarian cancer treatment, study reveals
Novel Technique Can Potentially Improve Success of Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Study Reveals
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Long-term side effects similarly low for weekly, conventional breast radiation, trial finds
In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer, larger individual doses experienced similarly low rates of late-onset side effects as those undergoing ...
Oct 29, 2018
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TGFB1 mutation ups radiation-induced breast fibrosis risk
(HealthDay)—The C-509T allele in the promoter region of transforming growth factor β (TGFB1) is associated with radiation-induced breast fibrosis risk among patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to study published ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Acupuncture may cut arthralgia from aromatase inhibitors
(HealthDay)—Acupuncture may cut joint pain among postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer and aromatase inhibitor-related pain, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Jul 30, 2018
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New guidelines increase melanoma staging reproducibility
(HealthDay)—Greater reproducibility and higher concordance are seen for melanoma staging with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classification of cancer staging, the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition (AJCC ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Licking cancer: US postal stamp helped fund key breast study
Countless breast cancer patients in the future will be spared millions of dollars of chemotherapy thanks in part to something that millions of Americans did that cost them just pennies: bought a postage stamp.
Jun 4, 2018
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Many women with breast cancer may not need chemo, but beware misleading headlines
Findings from a major international clinical trial suggest a significant number of women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer do not need chemotherapy after surgery.
Jun 4, 2018
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Shorter trastuzumab treatment for HER2+ breast cancer can be as effective, with fewer cardiac side-effects
A phase III randomized clinical trial of 4,088 women with HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancer found that taking trastuzumab (Herceptin) for 6 months was non-inferior to the current standard of 12 months. The disease-free ...
May 17, 2018
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Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some women with HER2 positive breast cancer
For women with HER2 positive early-stage breast cancer taking Herceptin for six months could be as effective as 12 months in preventing relapse and death, and can reduce side effects, finds new research.
May 17, 2018
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Economic evaluations of genomic testing may have misleading conclusions
Research led at the Yale School of Public Health have found that the majority of published papers analyzing the cost-effectiveness of a widely used test for breast cancer used a study design that can increase bias.
Apr 19, 2018
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