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Radiation Oncologists Fight for Payment Reform Amid Cuts
Over the past decade, radiation oncologists have seen a 23% drop in Medicare reimbursement for...
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Magnetic Seeds or Guidewires for Breast Cancer Localization?
Paramagnetic seeds work just as well as standard guidewires and are easier to use.
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No Added Benefit From Chemo in This Breast Cancer Subtype
The authors “observed no evidence for added value of chemotherapy” for ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive lobular carcinoma who received...
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Nodal Radiation May Make BC Axillary Dissection Unnecessary
A major trial finds that there’s no need to do both in breast cancer patients with just one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes.
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‘Baby TAM’ effective, tolerable for breast cancer prevention
A new study shows that a lower dose of tamoxifen leads to better adherence, and another shows similar efficacy at reducing breast density.
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Women over 50 may safely de-escalate mammogram frequency following surgery
For women who were cancer free 3 years after curative treatment, a randomized trial showed noninferiority of a 2- or 3-year schedule compared with...
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Compelling case for skipping RT in some early breast cancers
Results of the PROSPECT study have defined a role for preoperative MRI in identifying a subgroup of women with early breast cancer who could...
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FDA OKs new agent to block chemotherapy-induced neutropenia
Efbemalenograstim has been approved by the FDA to combat infections in adults being treated for nonmyeloid cancers.
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Breast milk liquid biopsy under study for early-stage breast cancer detection
Just like taking a small blood sample from newborns in a heel-prick test to rule out metabolic diseases, milk samples could be taken from women...
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Can a Mediterranean diet reduce breast cancer recurrence?
A growing body of evidence suggests that a better dietary quality may improve survival among patients with breast cancer, but whether diet impacts...
