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Breast Cancer

San Antonio, TX—An interim analysis of a randomized clinical trial showed that a lifestyle intervention aimed at weight loss achieved approximately a 1-kg weight loss in patients with early breast cancer who received chemotherapy, whereas patients in the control group gained approximately 1 kg over the course of the study. Read More ›

A 12-month supervised exercise program improved cardiovascular function in women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, including anthracyclines and taxanes. These results of a randomized clinical trial were presented at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Read More ›





Triple-negative breast cancer is considered one of the most difficult to treat breast cancers, with few treatment options, but finally a breakthrough study shows progress by extending patient survival. Read More ›


Metastatic estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer responds well to anti-ER therapies, but eventually resistance occurs and the drugs fail to work. A new study presented at the 2018 AACR meeting suggests that HER2 mutations can be acquired during metastatic cancer and their development represents a previously unreported mechanism of resistance to treatment. Read More ›


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