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April 2, 2018

More Men Should Be in Breast Cancer Trials to Improve Their Treatment, Expert Asserts

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More men should be included in breast cancer trials to try to improve treatment for them, a British expert contends. Robert Mansel, an emeritus professor at Wales’ Cardiff University School of Medicine, ... Read more

March 28, 2018

More than 135,000 Cancer Cases in UK Could Be Prevented Each Year, Report Says

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More than 37.7 percent, or 135,000, of all cancers diagnosed each year in the United Kingdom could be prevented through lifestyle changes, a new report from Cancer Research UK says. Breast ... Read more

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies May Not Be Needed with Prior Chemo, Study Suggests

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Removing lymph nodes to check for signs of breast cancer may not be necessary for women with triple-negative or HER2-positive breast cancer who responded well to chemotherapy before surgery to ... Read more

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

Schizophrenia Associated with Higher Risk of Breast Cancer, Meta-Analysis Shows

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Women with schizophrenia are 30 percent more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a new meta-analysis, but the risk varies significantly from one study to another. The meta-analysis, “Association of ... Read more

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018

A.I. Platform Helped Enroll More Breast Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials at Mayo Clinic, Study Suggests

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The use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in a clinical trial matching platform led to more patients being enrolled in breast cancer studies, a Mayo Clinic oncology practice suggests. The enrollment increase ... Read more

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018

US Mint Releases Limited Edition Coins to Raise Awareness, Funds for Breast Cancer

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The United States Mint recently released a new limited edition coin under its Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research, according to a press ... Read more

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

ASTRO Guideline Recommends Larger Doses of Radiation, Fewer Sessions

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A new guideline for treating breast cancer patients with whole breast irradiation recommends that most patients receive an accelerated treatment, known as hypofractioned therapy, instead of the conventional one. This ... Read more

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

Prognostic Breast Cancer Tests Show Variation When Predicting Risk of Recurrence in Most Common Breast Cancers

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Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests vary considerably in predicting disease recurrence in patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, particularly during the time — five to 10 years — when half of patients ... Read more

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

New Blood Test Quickly Predicts Ibrance Treatment Response in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Shows

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A new blood test could predict how a patient will respond to metastatic breast cancer medication Ibrance (palbociclib) months earlier than current approaches, a U.K. study suggests. Research shows the ... Read more

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

FDA OKs First At-home Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Risk, but Focus Is Limited

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U.S. regulators have approved the first genetic test a woman can take at home to check her risk of developing breast cancer — but its focus is narrow, essentially applying only ... Read more