Research News for 2010
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Some Older Women May Not Need Radiation After Lumpectomy
New research suggests that women 70 and older diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer may get little benefit from radiation therapy after lumpectomy if they're also taking tamoxifen.
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Gentle Yoga May Ease Sleep, Fatigue Problems
New research suggests that gentle yoga may ease sleep and fatigue problems and improve sleep quality in cancer survivors.
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Two Mammograms Per Year Better Than One After Lumpectomy
New research suggests that having mammograms twice per year after lumpectomy finds a cancer recurrence (or a new cancer) earlier than only one mammogram per year after surgery.
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Experimental Treatment for HER2-Positive Cancers Shows Promise
Several small, early research studies reviewed here suggest that an experimental targeted therapy medicine, neratinib, may be able to treat HER2-positive, advanced-stage breast cancers some day.
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Breast Cancer Subtype Test May Lead to New Treatments
Quickly and easily analyzing a breast cancer's subtypes may some day allow doctors to design highly individualized treatment plans based on subtype.
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Number of Circulating Tumor Cells Affects Prognosis
New research suggests that knowing the actual number of circulating tumor cells in the blood may some day offer a better estimate of a cancer's prognosis.
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Cancer Support Community Launches Online Breast Cancer Survivor Registry
The Cancer Support Community has started a new registry to better understand the emotional and social needs of breast cancer survivors.
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Obesity Linked to Larger, More Aggressive Breast Cancers
New research adds to evidence linking obesity and breast cancers that are larger and more advanced at diagnosis.
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Genetic Changes in DCIS Cells May Help Predict Invasive Breast Cancer Risk
New research suggests that certain genetic characteristics in DCIS cells may help predict the risk of future invasive breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors Seemingly Less Influential in Hispanic Women
A new study suggests that links between known breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer diagnosis isn't as strong in Hispanic women compared to non-Hispanic white women.
