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Experimental Medicine Seems to Help Treat Estrogen-Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative, Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer
An early study suggests that an experimental medicine given in combination with Femara offers more benefits in treating advanced-stage, estrogen-receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer than Femara alone.
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Higher Faslodex Dose Better for Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
A study has found that women diagnosed with recurrent or metastatic, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer lived longer when they got 500 mg of Faslodex compared to women who got 250 mg of Faslodex.
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New Studies Show Avastin Provides Little Benefit for Breast Cancer
More research shows that Avastin offers few benefits in treating breast cancer.
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Chemotherapy Slightly Ups Risk of Leukemia
Chemotherapy slightly increases the risk of leukemia later in life.
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African American Women Less Likely to Have Sentinel Node Surgery
Research suggests that African American women are about 33% less likely than white women to have sentinel lymph node dissection; this difference was linked to a much higher risk of lymphedema risk in African American women.
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Seems to Have Abnormal Genes That May Be Treatment Targets
A small study has found that many triple-negative breast cancers have abnormal genes that could be targeted by medicines already on the market or being developed.
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Chemo Brain Seems to Start Before Chemotherapy Treatment, May Be Linked to Stress and Fatigue
Chemo brain may be more closely linked to stress and fatigue than to chemotherapy according to a small study.
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Ten Years of Tamoxifen Better Than Five for Early-Stage, Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Disease
For women diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer, 10 years of tamoxifen offers more benefits than 5 years.
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Radiation Therapy Benefits Older Women Diagnosed with Early Stage Breast Cancer
Many older women benefit from radiation therapy after lumpectomy to remove early-stage breast cancer.
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Certain Jobs Seem to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A Canadian study suggests that certain jobs, including those in farming and manufacturing that expose women to high levels of carcinogens and endocrine disrupters, seem to increase breast cancer risk.
