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FDA Okays First 3-D Mammogram Device (en inglés)
Mammograms are probably the most important tool doctors have to help them diagnose, evaluate, and follow breast cancer. Safe and highly accurate, a traditional mammogram is a two-dimensional x-ray phot...
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Sentinel Node Dissection Poses No Breast CA Survival Hazard (en inglés)
A study, called the Z0011 trial, suggests that routinely removing the axillary lymph nodes during surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer may not make sense for many women. The axillary lymph nodes...
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ASCO GI: Rethink Views On Breast Ca Liver Mets (en inglés)
Metastatic breast cancer is cancer that has spread to areas of the body away from the breast. The bones are a common place for metastatic breast cancer. Breast cancer also sometimes metastasizes to the...
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Year in Review: Sorting Out the Mammography Mess (en inglés)
In November 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended changes to breast cancer screening guidelines:
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SABCS: Tumor Cells in Blood a Bad Sign in Breast CA (en inglés)
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that break off from a cancer tumor and move into the blood stream. Doctors sometimes test for CTCs to see if breast cancer cells are active in areas of the body...
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SABCS: Capecitabine Gets Mixed Results in Early Breast CA (en inglés)
Adjuvant chemotherapy is chemotherapy given after surgery to lower the risk of the cancer coming back (recurrence). Adjuvant chemotherapy isn't routinely recommended for all women diagnosed with early-...
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SABCS: 'Sandwich' Therapy Touted for Early Breast Cancer (en inglés)
If early-stage breast cancer is going to be treated with both chemotherapy and external beam radiation therapy, chemotherapy usually is given first. Radiation usually starts after chemotherapy is done....
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SABCS: HER2 Test Inaccuracies Found Even at Expert Labs (en inglés)
A study suggests that HER2 test results may not be interpreted correctly, even at expert labs. Doctors may need to consider ordering another HER2 test if the pathology report says a breast cancer is HE...
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SABCS: Full Response Aids Better Breast CA Survival (en inglés)
Treatment given to weaken and destroy breast cancer BEFORE surgery is called neoadjuvant treatment. Neoadjuvant treatment isn't routinely used to treat early-stage breast cancer, but may be used if the...
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SABCS: Women Not Diligent About Mammography (en inglés)
In November 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that routine screening mammograms for women with an average risk of beast cancer should start at age 50, instead of age 40...
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