Second Opinion May Aid Breast Cancer Treatment
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New findings suggest a benefit in consulting a team of specialists after a breast cancer diagnosis.
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NEW YORK  - A decision aid that discusses both the pros and cons of continuing mammographic screening may help older women make the best informed choice, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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A new breast cancer drug is significantly better at preventing the spread and return of the disease than the current treatment, according to a new study in the Lancet medical journal.
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A new way to accurately predict how individual breast cancer patients will react to the anticancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) has been identified by researchers at the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston.
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Older women suffering from breast cancer should take a newer drug in place of the tried-and-true tamoxifen, researchers from the US and Britain have announced.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who undergo surgery  for breast cancer often worry about their appearance afterward,  and getting the treatment that best meets these concerns may  improve their long-term well-being, according to a new study.
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Older women with early breast cancer should be put on a different drug to the current gold standard, say experts.
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Older women with early breast cancer should take a new drug to cut the chance of the disease returning and spreading, it is claimed.
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A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.
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New treatment guidelines for breast cancer patients in the United States could spark changes to management of those with the disease in Australia.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new test may help identify which breast cancer patients are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy.
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Arimidex has been shown to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in women better than tamoxifen, the standard breast cancer therapy for postmenopausal women.
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A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
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A test currently available on the market can predict which breast cancer patients are at risk for their cancer to recur, which could be a vital tool for deciding if further treatment, such as chemotherapy will be useful or safely avoided.
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Scientists have identified a way of tackling hard-to-treat breast cancers.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have known for years that radiation treatment following a lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces the risk of disease recurrence.