Oncology & Cancer
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
The spread of malignant cells around the body, known as metastasis, is the leading cause of mortality in women with breast cancer.
Sep 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination treatment shows significant reduction in disease growth in patients with advanced endometrial cancer
In a study published in the March 27, 2023, online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health found ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery
Patients with early-stage breast cancer who had a pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be able to skip surgery and receive standard radiation treatment with a low chance of disease recurrence, ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer findings 'suggest a new set of criteria for avoiding radiation'
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often can choose to have a lumpectomy, which removes only cancerous tissue and a thin margin of surrounding healthy cells instead of the entire breast. Current cancer guidelines ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic 'fingerprint' may ID breast cancer patients likely to benefit from potentially toxic chemo, study finds
Women with early-stage breast cancer that has a specific pattern of gene expression are more likely than others to benefit from treatment with a class of common but potentially harmful chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, ...
Nov 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemo
Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease—good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient's risk.
Sep 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A combined PET-MRI scan could improve treatment for patients with early breast cancer
Using a combined scanning technique on patients with early-stage breast cancer improved treatment in almost three out of ten cases in a trial presented at the 14th European Breast Cancer Conference.
Mar 20, 2024
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Medications
New data show pembrolizumab improves breast cancer outcomes regardless of age or menopausal status
New data from the KEYNOTE-756 phase 3 clinical trial show that adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to chemotherapy before and after surgery for breast cancer leads to better outcomes for patients regardless of their ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer cells' self-sacrificial behavior uncovered as potential cause of relapse
For patients with early-stage breast cancer, there is a 7% to 11% chance of relapse within five years after receiving initial treatment, and this rate can be higher for patients with more advanced stages of the cancer. While ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Some breast cancer survivors may safely de-escalate mammography three years after surgery
Women 50 or older who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography three years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes to women who received annual mammography, according to results from the ...
Dec 8, 2023
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