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Adjuvant chemo tied to better survival in low-risk node-positive breast cancer
The survival advantage was present in all patients under 50 years old.
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Docs treating other doctors: What can go wrong?
“If we are honest, treating other physicians as patients is more stressful because we know that our skills are being assessed by someone who is at...
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Breast conservation safe option in multisite breast cancer
After 5 years of follow-up, just 3% of women experienced a local recurrence.
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Cancer researcher banned from federal funding for faking data in nearly 400 images in 16 grant applications
The former basic medical sciences professor will be banned from receiving federal grants for a decade.
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Women can safely interrupt endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy
The study included more than 500 premenopausal women from 20 countries who received at least 18 months of endocrine therapy for HR+ breast cancer...
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Should you quit employment to open a practice? These docs share how they did it
Employment doesn’t necessarily mean happiness.
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Pregnancy outcomes on long-acting antiretroviral
“It can be dosed monthly or every 2 months ... This could be a consideration for women who might have problems tolerating oral pills during...
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Capivasertib/fulvestrant improves progression free survival in breast cancer
The combination of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib and estrogen receptor antagonist fulvestrant, doubled progression-free survival...
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Gene signature may spare some breast cancer patients from radiation
The POLAR 16-gene mRNA signature accurately identified patients who were unlikely to benefit from radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.
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Endometrial receptivity testing before IVF seen as unnecessary
Study found that embryo transfer based on the timing of ERT was no better than that based on the standard protocol.
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Cardiologist sues hospital, claims he was fired in retaliation
Lawsuit alleges that the defendants “placed profit above all else.”