There is no survival benefit in adding radiation therapy after lumpectomy and tamoxifen in women aged 70 years or older with early stage breast cancer, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Many …
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Perjeta Approved for Neoadjuvant Treatment of Early Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Perjeta® (pertuzumab) for the neoadjuvant treatment of early stage breast cancer before surgery. This is the first drug approved for the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer. Breast …
Less Radiation Equally Effective in Early Breast Cancer
Hypofractionated radiotherapy—a shorter course of higher doses resulting in less overall radiation—appears to be as effective in early breast cancer as the historical standard regimen, according to long term results from two studies published in The Lancet Oncology. Early breast …
Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Women with BRCA 1 2 mutations who use oral contraceptives (birth control pills) have a significantly reduced risk of ovarian cancer and a non significantly increased risk of breast cancer, according to the results of a study published in the …
ASCO Updates Guidelines on Interventions for Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released updated guidelines for pharmacologic interventions among women at an increased risk of breast cancer. This third update of the guidelines, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, includes the addition of …
Axillary Radiotherapy Reduces Lymphedema in Breast Cancer
Patients with early breast cancer had significantly less lymphedema if they received axillary radiotherapy instead of surgical lymph node dissection, according to the results of a study presented at the ESMO 2013 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology …
Impact of False Positive Mammograms
A false positive mammogram can cause long term psychosocial harm, according to the results of a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine—in fact, three years later, women still suffer the psychological after effects of the scare. A …
Long-Term Use of Some High Blood Pressure Drugs May Increase Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
The risk of breast cancer more than doubled among postmenopausal women who took high blood pressure drugs known as calcium channel blockers for 10 years or longer, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Breast …
Breast-Conserving Therapy Comparable to Mastectomy for Women with Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
In a study of more than 600 women with early stage triple negative breast cancer treated at a single institution, treatment with breast conserving therapy was as effective as total mastectomy. These results were published in Annals of Surgery Oncology. …
Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among Women Taking Menopausal Hormones
Menopausal hormone use or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, but this risk varies depending on a woman’s race, body mass index (BMI) and breast density, according to the results of a …