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Personalizing breast cancer treatment based on the genetic “finger-print” of the tumor

Personalizing breast cancer treatment based on the genetic “finger-print” of the tumor

Posted by on Feb 25, 2013 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

This article discusses how tests such as the Oncotype DX or Mammaprint can be used to design individual treatment plans for patients with breast cancer. Patients with stage I and stage II breast cancer are treated similarly. Following surgical removal of a breast tumor, systemic (body-wide) treatment is often used.  This secondary treatment is...

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Benefits of postoperative chemotherapy vary according to breast cancer type

Benefits of postoperative chemotherapy vary according to breast cancer type

Posted by on Feb 25, 2013 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study questioned the benefit of adding chemotherapy to postoperative hormonal treatment in the case of lobular breast cancer. Their findings were that chemotherapy seems to offer no additional beneficial effects in women with lobular breast cancer receiving hormonal therapy. Some background There are two main types of breast...

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Detecting cancer cells in the blood stream as means to predict recurrence

Detecting cancer cells in the blood stream as means to predict recurrence

Posted by on Feb 24, 2013 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The present study evaluated whether the presence of cancer cells in the blood stream predicts a worse prognosis in women with operable breast cancer. The main finding was that progression-free survival (time before cancer progression) and overall survival were lower if circulating cancer cells were detected in the blood. Some background...

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