Breast Cancer
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Lipid metabolism genes linked to breast cancer subtype
Major finding: A clustering analysis of eight genes separated cases into expression groups; 70% of the low-expression cases had ER-positive tumors...
Commentary
Direct access to unexpected genetic test results
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Metastatic breast cancer incidence is rising among young women
Major Finding: The incidence of women aged 25-39 years presenting with metastatic breast cancer rose steadily from 1.53/100,000 in 1976 to 2.90/...
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Kadcyla wins FDA approval for late-stage breast cancer
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Breast-conserving therapy improved survival over mastectomy
Major Finding: Women who underwent lumpectomy for stage I or II breast cancer were 28% less likely to die from any cause and up to 16% less likely...
Conference Coverage
New tool predicts late recurrence in breast cancer
Major Finding: Among patients who remained disease free at 5 years, the 61% with a low baseline BCI score had a 3.5% rate of distant recurrence...
News
Metabolic syndrome skews Oncotype DX reliability
Major Finding: Of 322 patients with low-risk early-stage breast cancer, 89 (27%) met World Health Organization criteria for metabolic syndrome. So...
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Cancer deaths declined 20% since 1991
Conference Coverage
New geriatric assessments aid cancer treatment decisions
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Primary care inaccurately estimates cancer risk
Major Finding: For a woman at high risk for ovarian cancer, 35% of surveyed physicians correctly estimated that risk, and 11% thought her risk was...
Conference Coverage
Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Diabetes is associated with a 27% increased risk of breast cancer, with the elevated risk restricted to postmenopausal women with...