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The American Society for Radiation Oncology, Oct. 21-24

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The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology...
For patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Chemoimmunotherapy Ups Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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Atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel prolongs progression-free survival in metastatic disease
A deep learning algorithm can successfully assess mammographic breast density

Deep Learning Algorithm Can ID Mammographic Breast Density

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Implementation of DL algorithm in routine clinical practice has agreement with radiologists
Postmenopausal women with weight loss have a reduced risk for breast cancer

Weight Loss May Cut Breast CA Risk in Postmenopausal Women

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Postmenopausal women with weight loss have lower breast cancer risk than those with stable weight
Exome sequencing-based screening may identify pathogenic and likely pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants that might otherwise remain undetected

Genomic Screening Can ID Undetected BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk

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82 percent of variant carriers identified in exome sequencing had not undergone prior testing
For breast cancer survivors

Treatment Linked to Cognitive Scores in Breast Cancer Survivors

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For older survivors, those receiving chemotherapy have increasing worse APE scores
Almost 43 percent of patients diagnosed with breast cancer presenting to a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center for a second opinion have a change in diagnosis

Second Opinion at NCI Center Valuable for Breast CA Patients

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Almost 43 percent of those presenting to NCI center for second opinion have change in diagnosis
Currently

Most Breast Cancer Diagnoses Given Over the Phone

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This represents a reversal, with in-person diagnoses more common before 2006
Molecular markers of breast cancer tumors can be identified by focusing on parameters of a cell's nucleus

Promising New Way to Identify Breast Cancer Tumors

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Technology can be used to identify the molecular markers of breast cancer tumors
Risk of cardiotoxicity is higher for patients receiving trastuzumab and/or anthracyclines for the treatment of breast cancer

Cardiac Monitoring Needed for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

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Trastuzumab, certain chemo treatments increase patient risk of heart failure