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Use of zoledronic acid every 12 weeks does not result in increased risk of skeletal events compared with use every four weeks among patients with bone metastases due to breast cancer

Zoledronic Acid Every 12 Weeks Noninferior in Bone Metastases

No increase in risk of skeletal events versus treatment every four weeks for bone metastases
A panel of 88 single nucleotide polymorphisms can predict breast cancer risk

Panel of 88 SNPs Predicts Breast CA Risk in Women at High Risk

SNP88 is independent of Tyrer-Cuzick model; improved prediction when combined multiplicatively
For patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction

No Effect for BUP TAP Catheter on Chronic Pain After Breast Recon

No difference in chronic postsurgical pain incidence for TAP catheter delivering bupivacaine, saline
African-American identity is associated with increased risk of triple-negative breast cancer among women with a prior diagnosis of benign breast disease

Triple-Negative Breast CA Risk Up for Blacks With Benign Breast Dz

Increased risk of TNBC among African-American women with prior diagnosis of benign breast disease
For women undergoing wire-guided breast conserving surgery for nonpalpable breast lesions

Reoperation Risk for Nonpalpable Breast Lesions Higher for DCIS

Reoperation rate low after wire-guided breast conserving sx, but higher for DCIS than invasive BC
Recommendations for use of sentinel node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer are unchanged from 2014

ASCO Updates Guideline for SNB in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Recommendations on use of sentinel node biopsy are unchanged from 2014
Many patients with newly diagnosed unilateral breast cancer consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Surgeon Input on Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Needed

Many women with unilateral breast cancer consider CPM despite lack of evidence for improved survival
After actress Angelina Jolie's 2013 New York Times editorial that announced her preventive double mastectomy

BRCA Testing, Not Mastectomies, Up After Angelina Jolie Editorial

More women tested for the BRCA genes but no corresponding increase in mastectomy rates
For patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtype Chemosensitive

Patients with functionally BRCA-D tumors have notably better survival with standard-of-care chemo
Breast cancer mortality rates are decreasing in the United States and many other countries

SABCS: Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Globally Diverse

Many countries seeing declines, but some Latin American nations, South Korea seeing increases