Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Expert discusses which diets are best, based on the evidence
The Mediterranean diet is not only helpful for losing weight but also can reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.
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Cancer pain declines with cannabis use
Lower use of other meds was also seen in patients who used cannabis.
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Outpatient costs top drug costs in some insured, working women with breast cancer
‘Women think they are insured until they get a diagnosis,’ says the author of a new paper.
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Survival improved for some patients with metastatic cancers
Among patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors, neuroendocrine tumors, melanoma, and several cancers, 5-year survival increased by...
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Few women identify breast density as a breast cancer risk
FDA requires that women be notified in writing when mammograms identify dense tissue.
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Use of diagnostic mammograms is inconsistent, survey finds
Many employ diagnostic mammograms for posttreatment surveillance, but benefit is unknown.
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FDA OKs elacestrant for ESR1+ advanced, metastatic breast cancer
The agency also approved the Guardant360 CDx assay as a companion diagnostic to identify breast cancer patients who meet the treatment...
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3D-printed tumor models could advance new cancer therapies
The impact could be “huge,” says Y. Shrike Zhang, PhD, of Harvard Medical School.
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People with cancer should be wary of taking dietary supplements
Many patients still think over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, or herbal remedies will help.
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Oncologists may be too quick to refer patients to palliative care
Integrating palliative care into routine cancer care need not always require a specialty palliative care nurse.