BRCA-mutation carriers with history of early-onset breast cancer may benefit from risk-reducing surgery
Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral ...
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BRCA-mutation carriers with a history of early-onset breast cancer may benefit from risk-reducing surgery
Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...
Breast, ovary removal might extend lives of women with breast cancer genes
New research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from returning ...
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Risk-reducing surgeries provide benefits for young BRCA-mutation carriers
Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...
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Surgery May Benefit BRCA Carriers With Early Breast Cancer
Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral ...
Oncologist talks personalized medicine for pancreatic cancer
Cancer researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia see promise in personalized medicine to help crack the code on ...
Angelina Jolie and I started a revolution — and it’s not over yet
It was more than 11 years ago that my patient Angelina Jolie – a carrier of the BRCA gene mutation – provided me with an ...
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Lynparza Continues to Benefit in BRCA1/2+, HER2- Breast Cancer
Adjuvant Lynparza remains beneficial for patients with BRCA1/2 mutation–positive, HER2-negative high-risk breast cancer, study results have shown.
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BRCA Mutation Carriers With Early-Onset Breast Cancer May Benefit From Risk-Reducing Surgery
Women who underwent bilateral mastectomy or removal of ovaries and Fallopian tubes had lower rates of recurrence, ovarian ...
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PARP Inhibitors Boost Survival in High-Risk BRCA Breast Cancer
Patients with high-risk, BRCA-positive breast cancer who received olaparib after standard treatment continued to have better ...
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Olaparib provides survival benefits for high-risk BRCA-positive breast cancer patients
Patients with high-risk, BRCA-positive breast cancer who received olaparib (Lynparza) after standard treatment continued to have better survival outcomes than those who received placebo after a median ...