Chemo’s Secret Embarrassing Side Effect
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A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns Chemo’s Secret Embarrassing Side Effect
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News Phase 3 Trial Testing Aromasin-Chidamide Combo for Advanced Breast Cancer Meets Primary Goal
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Online Test Measures Women’s Risk of Cancer Recurrence or Spread After Hormone Therapy
A newly developed online prognostic tool can determine whether a woman is at high risk of cancer recurrence or spread after receiving the standard ... Read more -
Breast Cancer Patients in Nursing Homes Experience Worse Mortality Rates, Functional Declines After Surgery, Study Finds
Older women with breast cancer who live in nursing homes experience worse mortality rates and functional declines after cancer surgery, suggesting they should consider ... Read more -
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Health Canada Approves Perjeta Combo Therapy for Early Breast Cancer After Surgery
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PET Tracer Detects Estrogen Receptor Levels Across Breast Cancer Metastases, Study Finds
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A Primary Breast Cancer Tumor Can Inhibit Cancer Cells from Forming Secondary Tumors, Mice Study Shows
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Trading Places with My Husband
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Novartis’ BYL719 Improved Patient Survival in Phase 3 Trial of Advanced Breast Cancer
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Genome Analysis of DNA from Nigerian Women Leads to 1st African Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model
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Your Health, Your Hair, Your Heart: What to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
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Beating the Odds with Cancer and Fires
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Breast Cancer Taught Me the Urgency of Saying ‘Yes’ to Adventure
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New Map of Cancer Cell’s Genome Shows 1000s of Previously Missed Variations
Improved sequencing methods have allowed researchers to build one of the most detailed maps ... -
Regular Stretching Found to Impair Breast Cancer Growth in Mouse Study
Daily stretching reduces tumor growth and improves the immune and inflammatory responses in mice ... -
Trial Testing Need for Radiotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Enrolling Patients
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Tecentriq-Abraxane Combo Reduces Risk of Worsening Disease, Death in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Phase 3 Trial Shows
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Imfinzi-Chemo Combo Shows Effectiveness in Treating Triple-negative Breast Cancer, Phase 2 Study Shows
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If Fitness Could Come in a Pill
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New Imaging Approach Scans Entire Breast and Finds Tumors in Seconds
Researchers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) developed a new imaging technology for breast ... -
Aurora Kinase A Confers Drug Resistance to Breast Cancer Cells, Lab Study Shows
Using a novel systematic method, scientists found that breast cancer cells use Aurora kinase ... -
Phase 3 Trial Testing Aromasin-Chidamide Combo for Advanced Breast Cancer Meets Primary Goal
Adding investigational therapy chidamide to Aromasin (exemestane) significantly delayed disease progression or death in patients with advanced breast ... -
Girl Scout Gone Rogue
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High Body Fat in Young Women Linked to a Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
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Clinical Trial of Tamoxifen-based Gel in Reducing Breast Density Recruiting in US, EU
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Most Women with Early Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy, Large Trial Finds
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Zejula-Keytruda Shows Promising Response Rates for Triple-negative Breast Cancer in Phase 1/2 Trial
A combination of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Zejula (niraparib) has shown promising and durable response rates in ... -
Talazoparib, Potential Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer with BRCA Mutations, Up for US and EU Approval
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Clinical Trial of Tamoxifen-based Gel in Reducing Breast Density Recruiting in US, EU
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The ability of a gel containing a tamoxifen-byproduct to reduce breast density — associated with an increased risk of breast cancer — is now being evaluated in a recruiting Phase 3 clinical trial. Approximately half of women in ... Read more