March 2005 Research News
Choosing treatments for breast cancer can sometimes feel like a balancing act. You want to do everything you can to keep the breast cancer from coming back (recurring). But you don't want to have adjuvant treatments—treatments given after surgery to lower the risk of recurrence - that you really don't need. Read more…
Most Women with DCIS Do Not Require Sentinel Lymph Node Removal
When you're diagnosed with breast cancer, your treatment and outlook depends, in part, on whether breast cancer cells are found in the lymph node. Read more…
Timing of Tamoxifen and Radiation Treatment after Breast-Conserving Surgery May Not Matter
Adjuvant treatments are the treatments you get after surgery to lower the risk of recurrence (the chance that the cancer could come back). Hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are all adjuvant treatments. In general, when chemotherapy is recommended, it is the first treatment given after surgery. Read more…
Neulasta Reduces Risk of Fever and Low White Blood Cell Count in Women Taking Taxotere
A potentially serious side effect of chemotherapy is febrile neutropenia, a fever caused by a lower-than-normal white blood cell count. White blood cells are part of your immune system. Read more…