2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Coverage

Every December, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium brings together clinicians, researchers, and advocates to discuss the latest breast cancer study results. We’re proud to present our coverage below.

Videos

Watch our video series featuring Breastcancer.org Founder and Chief Medical Officer Marisa Weiss, M.D., as she interviews experts and shares her perspective on SABCS research live at the conference.

Research News

TAILORx Data Show Black Women Have Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes Than White Women Despite Similar Treatment

Surgery Choice for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Seems to Affect Younger Women’s Quality of Life

Overactive Bladder Medicine Helps Ease Hot Flashes in Women Treated for Breast Cancer

Regular Exercise During Treatment After Breast Cancer Surgery Offers Benefits

Accelerated Partial-Breast Radiation Slightly Less Effective Than Whole-Breast Radiation for Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence After Lumpectomy

Lymph Node Radiation, Surgery Offer Similar Outcomes After Positive Sentinel Node in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Low-Dose Tamoxifen May Be an Option to Reduce Risk of Recurrence, Invasive Disease After Non-Invasive Breast Cancer

Delaying Chemotherapy More Than 30 Days Linked to Worse Outcomes for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

New Analysis Shows Immunotherapy Tecentriq Only Effective in PD-L1-Positive Breast Cancer

Kadcyla Seems Better Than Herceptin for Early-Stage, HER2-Positive Residual Breast Cancer

Podcasts

Longer Time to Chemotherapy Linked to Worse Outcomes in Triple-Negative Disease
Zaida Morante, M.D.

Surgery Choice Seems to Affect Quality of Life for Younger Women
Laura Dominici, M.D., FACS

Oxybutynin to Ease Hot Flashes
Roberto Leon-Ferre, M.D.

Caregiving for a Person With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Tim Watkins

I Was A 24-Year-Old Man With Breast Cancer -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Bret Miller

Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance and SHARE Cancer Support Projects -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 SABCS
Christine Benjamin

The Elements Project -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Beth Fairchild

Research for Young Survivors -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Kelly Owens, Ph.D.

SABCS Through the Eyes of a Person With Metastatic Disease -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 SABCS
Shirley Mertz

Verzenio Side Effects: What Patients Are Reporting
Matthew Goetz, M.D.

2018 SABCS Preview -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Maura Dickler, M.D.

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