January 2005 Research News
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
In this Research News, you'll find more easy-to-understand summaries of some of the most important research advances reported at the 27th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, which took place in December 2004 in Texas.
The San Antonio Symposium is one of the most important annual meetings for breast cancer experts from all over the world. The conference presented research on many different breast cancer–related areas, including hormonal therapy, quality of life, and bone loss from treatment.
Read more about these important topics and studies presented at San Antonio 2004:
- Radiation Therapy Plus Tamoxifen Better Than Just Tamoxifen After Lumpectomy
- Prophylactic Mastectomy for Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations
- MRI Offers Good Detection for Younger Women at High Risk
- Taxotere Added to Standard Chemotherapy Reduces Risk of Recurrence
- Raloxifene Lowers Breast Cancer Risk after Menopause
To learn more about the advances discussed at the 2004 San Antonio Symposium, read the transcript from our December 2004 Ask-the-Expert Online Conference on this topic.