Research News for June 2012
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Cymbalta Helps Ease Neuropathy Caused by Chemo
A study has found that most people with peripheral neuropathy got some relief from the antidepressant medicine Cymbalta.
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MRI Better at Assessing Results of Chemo Before Surgery
Research shows that breast MRI before surgery is better at assessing how well a cancer responds to neoadjuvant treatment compared to more traditional assessment measures such as a physical exam, mammogram, or ultrasound.
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Radiation Therapy to Chest as Child Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Adulthood
A study found that women treated for childhood cancer with radiation therapy to the chest area have a much higher-than-average risk of breast cancer later in life; the risk is about the same as it is for women with an abnormal breast cancer gene.
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T-DM1 Works Better on Advanced-Stage, HER2-Positive Cancer Than Standard Meds
A study found that women diagnosed with advanced-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer that had stopped responding to a standard regimen lived longer without the cancer growing when they got the experimental medicine T-DM1 compared to women who got a different regimen.
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Women Who Work Night Shifts Have Higher Breast Cancer Risk
A study has found that women who worked the night shift were 40% more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer compared to women who never worked the night shift.
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