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A Growing Concern Over Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors

A Growing Concern Over Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors

Patients with breast cancer are living longer after treatment; however, with these therapies comes risk for cardiovascular problems.

Preventive Therapy for Breast Cancer

Preventive Therapy for Breast Cancer

Despite the variety of chemotherapies that can help prevent breast cancer, many women are not aware of the options available to them.

Emerging Therapeutic Approaches in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Emerging Therapeutic Approaches in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Approximately 15% to 20% of new breast cancer cases will be of the triple-negative phenotype, most of which are invasive ductal carcinomas.

Breast Cancer Resources

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Treating and Managing Inflammatory Breast Cancer

This fact sheet provides information for patients about how inflammatory breast cancer is diagnosed, treated, and managed.

Diagnostic Tests for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

This fact sheet provides an overview to patients of the general diagnostic tests that are used to determine their tumor type.

Coping with Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

This patient information fact sheet provides information about the side effects of breast cancer treatment and what patients should tell their healthcare team they are experiencing in order for the effects to be managed.

After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Questions to Ask Your Doctor

This patient fact sheet provides questions you may want to ask your doctor about the results of your diagnostic tests and explains the significance of the answers to the questions.

Breast Cancer: Coping With Your Changing Feelings

Having breast cancer can affect how you feel about yourself and your body. You also may experience difficult emotions. This patient fact sheet offers advice on how to cope with these issues.

Viewpoints USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendations for Breast Cancer Preventive Therapy

USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendations for Breast Cancer Preventive Therapy

Women who have a 3% or greater 5-year risk for breast cancer may benefit from primary prevention with tamoxifen or raloxifene.

Viewpoints Preventing Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer: Research Continues

Preventing Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer: Research Continues

ER-negative breast cancer has a worse prognosis than other forms of the disease, but preventive options exist.

Viewpoints First in a New Approach to HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Approved

First in a New Approach to HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Approved

A new, cutting-edge treatment that links trastuzumab with DM-1 has been FDA-approved for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.

Viewpoints Does Occupation Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

Does Occupation Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

Occupational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is implicated as the possible cause of a cluster of excess breast cancer cases.

Viewpoints Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk: No Simple Picture

Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk: No Simple Picture

The link between drinking alcohol and the risk of breast cancer remains elusive, and researchers do not seem to agree.

Heart Failure During Breast Cancer Management: A Case Study

Heart Failure During Breast Cancer Management: A Case Study

Byline: Sandra Cuellar Puri, PharmD, BCOP

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During a routine follow-up visit, WM, a 48-year-old female, complains of ongoing fatigue since ...

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. besides skin cancer. About 1 in 8 ...

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