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Breast cancer fear contributes to prophylactic mastectomy rate

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 21:00

Fear seems to be a major driver of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy after initial breast cancer surgery. Almost two-thirds of those who had the procedure had no clinical indication for it,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

First ASCO survivor care guidelines tackle fatigue, anxiety/depression, neuropathy

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 21:00

The American Society of Clinical Oncology has issued three new practice guidelines related to fatigue; anxiety and depression; and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Postmastectomy radiotherapy improves survival with one to three positive nodes

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 13:10

Radiotherapy after mastectomy for women with one to three positive nodes significantly reduces the risk of recurrence and breast cancer mortality, researchers found in a meta-analysis. With...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Postmastectomy radiotherapy improves survival with one to three positive nodes

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 13:10

Radiotherapy after mastectomy for women with one to three positive nodes significantly reduces the risk of recurrence and breast cancer mortality, researchers found in a meta-analysis. With...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Genomic analyses led to targeted treatment for metastatic breast cancer, though response rate disappointing

Posted on: 11/03/2014 - 18:45

Genomic abnormalities can be identified in individual patients with metastatic breast cancer, which can then lead to targeted therapy, investigators reported in the March issue of Lancet...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Removing opposite breast cuts 20-year mortality 48% in BRCA mutation carriers

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 23:30

Among early-stage breast cancer patients who carry BRCA mutations, prophylactic mastectomy of the contralateral breast appears to reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer within 20 years by 48%,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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Breast cancer fear contributes to prophylactic mastectomy rate

First ASCO survivor care guidelines tackle fatigue, anxiety/depression, neuropathy

Postmastectomy radiotherapy improves survival with one to three positive nodes

Postmastectomy radiotherapy improves survival with one to three positive nodes

Genomic analyses led to targeted treatment for metastatic breast cancer, though response rate disappointing

Removing opposite breast cuts 20-year mortality 48% in BRCA mutation carriers

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