SABCS: Chest Wall Irradiation Does Not Impact Survival in Breast Cancer
CWI has no impact on overall survival at 10 years among patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer
SABCS: Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Outcomes in Young Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations
Findings show survival benefits for both risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy
American Society of Hematology, Dec. 7 to 10
Higher Ambient Levels of Air Pollutants Linked to Increased VTE Risk
Hazard ratio up for incident venous thromboembolism in association with higher levels of fine particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, nitrogen dioxide
SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Omission noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for clinically node-negative early-stage invasive breast cancer
Thicker Melanoma Tumor Size Tied to Higher Risk of 20-Year Melanoma-Related Death
Findings for primary tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm versus those <0.8 mm
SABCS: Active Monitoring Noninferior to Guideline Care for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Two-year cumulative rate of invasive ipsilateral breast cancer 5.9 and 4.2 percent for guideline-concordant care, active monitoring
Eat Less Meat, More Beans & Lentils for Protein, New USDA Guidelines Say
SABCS: Adding Camrelizumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC
Addition of camrelizumab improves pathological complete response in early or locally advanced triple negative breast cancer
Breast Reconstruction Rates Stable After Increase From 2005 to 2012
Higher increase in rates over time seen for Black and Asian patients versus White patients and for Medicaid, Medicare patients