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Breast cancer deaths take a big dip because of new medicines
Research model suggests a 58% overall mortality decline in 2019 from metastatic breast cancer.
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‘Unlimited’ cancer costs: The Medicare Part D dilemma
Many patients with cancer who rely on Medicare Part D face an impossible choice: “Your money or your life.”
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Male breast cancer risk linked with infertility
“This study helps to shed light onto a cancer type that is sadly still not very well understood, but much more research is needed to say that...
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Study shows link between dairy consumption and cancer
No association was found between dairy products and colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or any other site-specific cancer.
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Better survival in older cancer patients who take metformin
“It is important to explore optimal dosages that significantly improve cancer outcomes to boost anticancer effect.”
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Could probiotics reduce ‘chemo brain’ in breast cancer patients?
Probiotic treatment given alongside chemotherapy is sufficient to protect against memory disturbances in patients with breast cancer.
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Large analysis confirms safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy
The authors found that overall survival and breast cancer–specific survival were similar for women undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and those...
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What’s hot at the world’s premiere breast cancer meeting
An important study of an investigational oral agent for postmenopausal women who have been treated for ER positive advanced breast cancer...
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Risk for breast cancer recurrence persists past 30 years
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NCI mammography trial mostly a ‘waste,’ says expert
Harvard physician says TMIST is underpowered and as a result, may be misleading.