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Patients with very small, invasive breast tumors — called microinvasive breast carcinomas — may not benefit from lymph node biopsies, researchers from Allina Health suggest. The study, “Clinicopathologic analysis of a ... Read more

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018

Breast Cancer Study Finds Exercise During Chemo Can Become Long-term Habit

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Breast and colon cancer patients who exercise during their chemotherapy program are more likely to remain physically active long term than those receiving usual care, a trial shows. Four ... Read more

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018

7 in 10 Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from LiPlaCis, Early Trial Data Shows

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A targeted liposomal formulation of the chemotherapy treatment cisplatin, called LiPlaCis, induced clinical benefit in 70 percent of breast cancer patients included in a Phase 1/2 trial. The clinical response, ... Read more

January 24, 2018

Estrogen-like Compounds in Diet May Reduce Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment

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Breast cancer patients taking Ibrance (palbociclib) plus Femara (letrozole), an approved combination for the disease, should avoid diets rich in estrogen-like compounds, researchers say. Their research shows that these compounds, called ... Read more

January 22, 2018

MammaTyper Test Able to Identify Women at Low Risk of Breast Cancer Spreading, Studies Show

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BioNTech Diagnostics’ MammaTyper test lets doctors determine the type of breast cancer a woman has and identify patients at low risk of having their cancer spread. The company discussed the diagnostic ... Read more

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

Myriad’s riskScore Predicts Lifetime Breast Cancer Risk in Women Without Hereditary Gene Mutations

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Myriad Genetics has developed a new test, called riskScore, that accurately predicts the five-year and lifetime risk of breast cancer in women who tested negative for hereditary mutations in breast ... Read more

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017

FDA Approves Ogivri, Biosimilar to Herceptin, to Treat HER2+ Breast Cancer

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HER2-positive breast cancer patients in the U.S. will have the possibility of being treated with a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab), following the approval of Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) as a more ... Read more

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

New Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment Discussed at ABC 4 Conference

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Clinical trials for hormone-dependent advanced breast cancer should be less restrictive in the criteria used to determine who can participate, and they should allow pre-menopausal women — who account for ... Read more

November 29, 2017

Exercise Improves Advanced Breast Cancer Patients’ Heart Function, Quality of Life, Study Shows

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Tailored exercise plans that include aerobic and resistance training can benefit patients with advanced breast cancer, improving their heart function and quality of life while reducing their fatigue and pain, ... Read more

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017

Double Mastectomy Linked to More Work Absences for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Double mastectomy, an aggressive surgical procedure to remove both breasts, increases the chances that early stage breast cancer patients will miss work for longer periods or stop working entirely, ... Read more

Posts by: Alice Melão

Alice Melão

Breast Cancer Patients with Very Small Tumors May Skip Lymph Node Biopsies, Study Suggests

Breast Cancer Study Finds Exercise During Chemo Can Become Long-term Habit

7 in 10 Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from LiPlaCis, Early Trial Data Shows

Estrogen-like Compounds in Diet May Reduce Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment

MammaTyper Test Able to Identify Women at Low Risk of Breast Cancer Spreading, Studies Show

Myriad’s riskScore Predicts Lifetime Breast Cancer Risk in Women Without Hereditary Gene Mutations

FDA Approves Ogivri, Biosimilar to Herceptin, to Treat HER2+ Breast Cancer

New Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment Discussed at ABC 4 Conference

Exercise Improves Advanced Breast Cancer Patients’ Heart Function, Quality of Life, Study Shows

Double Mastectomy Linked to More Work Absences for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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