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Written by Kristina Fiore
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ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, March 13 (MedPage Today) -- Women living with metastatic breast cancer are dissatisfied with the amount and quality of information available to them about their disease, according to a Harris Interactive survey released here. Although three out of four respondents said they had attempted to research their condition, 51% said the available information was insufficient or ineffective, said Musa Mayer, M.S., founder of the advocacy group AdvancedBC.org and a member of the steering committee for the survey. |
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Written by Crystal Phend
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FLORENCE, Italy, March 17 (MedPage Today) -- Early detection of a second breast cancer -- whether contralateral or relapse -- saves lives, according to a retrospective study. Women who survived a primary breast cancer were 27% to 47% more likely to survive a subsequent breast cancer if it was detected in the early, asymptomatic stage than if it was already symptomatic (P<0.0001), according to a report online in the Annals of Oncology. |
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Written by Charles Bankhead
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TORONTO, March 18 (MedPage Today) -- Biopsies of suspected metastatic breast cancer revealed a different hormone receptor status from the primary tumor in 40% of patients and changed clinical management in 20%, according to data from a small clinical series. Her2 status differed between primary and metastatic lesions in 8% of cases, the disease proved to be benign in 10%, Mark J. Clemons, M.D., of Princess Margaret Hospital, and colleagues reported online in Annals of Oncology |
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Written by Crystal Phend
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., March 24 (MedPage Today) -- For breast cancer patients with lymphedema, surgery can improve lymphatic drainage, researchers said, but whether the benefits last long term remains to be seen. Lymphaticovenular bypass "microsurgery" on the upper arm reduced arm volume by up to 39% in these patients, David W. Chang, M.D., of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues found. |
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