ASCO Breast Cancer
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Select patients with breast cancer may skip RT after lumpectomy
There is “clearly a population of early-stage breast cancer [patients] who after lumpectomy do not benefit from radiation.”
The Practicing Oncologist
My picks for best of ASCO 2022
First-line treatment for colorectal cancer, possible new standard of care for breast cancer, and more.
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This breast tumor subtype disproportionately affects Black women
HR-positive basal tumors are overrepresented in Black women and may be biologically similar to TNBC.
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Metastatic lobular, ductal cancers respond similarly
Lobular cancers differ physiologically, but trial results generally apply to ductal tumors.
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Survival for elderly breast cancer patients 25% after 4 years
The finding is based on an analysis of data between 2012 and 2016 from the SEER-Medicare database.
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‘Large benefit’ in ovarian function suppression for breast cancer
Absolute gain for adding ovarian function suppression to tamoxifen increases with longer follow-up.
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Neighborhood analysis links breast cancer outcomes to socioeconomic status
“This study should make clinicians cognizant of the potential for biases in management of metastatic breast cancer in terms of socioeconomic...
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Autoimmune disease linked to better late-stage breast cancer survival
Retrospective data hint at antitumor activity, but other explanations are possible
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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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Pseudocirrhosis in breast cancer may signal liver metastases
A better understanding of this common comorbidity could lead to better management and treatment.
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Excess weight may ward off infection in breast cancer treatment
The study demonstrated significantly less frequent and less severe neutropenia in overweight and obese patients.