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December 20, 2017

Janssen, 3 Advocacy Groups Launch Cancer.com, a Tailored Online Platform

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three leading advocacy organizations recently launched Cancer.com, an online platform to support those affected by different oncology diagnoses, including breast cancer. The advocacy groups that worked with Janssen ... Read more

December 18, 2017

Talazoparib Prevented Disease Progression in Breast Cancer with BRCA Mutations in Phase 3 Trial

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Pfizer’s talazoparib prolonged the time until disease progression or death in breast cancer patients with inherited BRCA mutations, compared to standard chemotherapy, in a Phase 3 trial of the treatment. ... 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 cancer ... Read more

December 13, 2017

Curie Institute Is Partnering with Agendia on Breast Cancer Test Processing Study

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The Institut Curie in Paris is teaming up with Agendia to examine the feasibility of cancer centers rather processing the genetic tests that the company developed to predict breast cancer outcomes. At the moment the processing ... Read more

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017

Today’s Hormone Contraceptives Fail to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

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The risk of breast cancer continues to be higher among women who use or have recently used today’s hormone contraceptives than women who have never used them, a study shows. ... Read more

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Tested to Improve Mammogram Screening

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Researchers in the United Kingdom are launching a project to study if artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the detection of breast cancer in mammograms. If successful, AI-based screening is expected ... Read more

December 6, 2017

Early Cancer Metastasis Discovery May Allow for Better Treatment Decisions

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When tumor cells become too densely packed, they start developing blood vessel-like structures — an early step in the process of cancer metastasis, researchers at the University of California, San Diego ... 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 affordable ... 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 a ... 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, a ... Read more