After receiving information about recurrence risk based on the Dx oncotype, oncologists are likely to change their minds about the kind of adjuvant treatment they plan for women with newly diagnosed, estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.
RESULT: Effect of oncotype Dx (ODx) recurrence score (RS) information on physician prescribing plans for women with breast cancer (BC) in whom adjuvant therapy (ARx) is being considered
ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Abstracts | Oct 5, 2009
When a woman has more than one malignant breast lesion at the same time, are they manifestations of the same oncogenic event or are they different? The first genetic profiling study to address the question finds that most synchronous breast tumors are independent phenomena and should be treated as such.
RESULT: Gene expression profiles of synchronous breast cancers
ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Abstracts | Oct 5, 2009
Search: DX breast cancer
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Search: patient navigator
RESULT: Patient Navigators: A Different Viewpoint
Journal of Oncology Practice | Sep 1, 2009
A New Mexico cancer specialist responds sharply to two clinicians from Georgia who have suggested assigning dedicated “patient navigators” to explain the situation to new cancer patients and help them interact with the health care bureaucracy. Doctors should tell patients to bring a family member or friend along, says Barbara McAneny, MD, and it’s the physician’s job to make sure they understand the clinical information. As to navigating the system, she adds, forthcoming reforms should make it less complicated to gain and maintain access to cancer care.
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Search: sexuality cancer
RESULT: Understanding the Needs of Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Clinical Perspective
Oncology – Nurse Edition | Oct 8, 2009
Among the challenges that face the roughly 1 million young cancer survivors (aged 15-39) in the U.S. today, issues of sexuality, infertility, and sudden-onset menopause can cause invisible scars and hinder maturation. This article offers insights with quotes from survivors and resources that can help.
Search: comedo dcis
RESULT: Evaluation of the confidence in pathologic diagnosis by core needle biopsy for conducting preoperative, personalized treatment for breast cancer
ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Abstracts | Oct 5, 2009
In planning preoperative systemic therapy for breast cancer, core needle biopsy can reliably assess histologic grade as well as progesterone, estrogen, and HER2 receptor status. But it was not reliable in assessing invasiveness of the tumor, according to this study from Japan.
Also note this interesting related result found with the search term neuroendocrine breast carcinoma:
RESULT: Accuracy of diagnostic modalities used for the diagnosis of breast carcinoma
ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Abstracts | Oct 5, 2009
This study from Pakistan finds core needle biopsy more accurate than fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosing breast cancers detected by mammography.
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SEARCH TIP: Why don’t these abstracts from an ASCO conference appear in the Meeting Abstracts category?
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Thus, very recent results may not always appear in the article categories.
