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Blackwell Explores Emerging Trends in Treating HER2 Metastatic Breast Cancer

March 7th 2014

Since its approval in 1998 to treat metastatic breast cancer, the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumab has dramatically expanded life expectancy and improved quality of life for women diagnosed with HER2-positive disease.

Margin Call: Expert Supports Greater Margin Width in Lumpectomy for Some Patients With DCIS

March 7th 2014

Over the past few decades, the optimal margin width for minimizing recurrence after breast-conserving surgery (BCS; lumpectomy) has been a topic of much debate

Canadian Breast Screening Study Reignites Controversy Over Mammograms

March 7th 2014

The large Canadian study that has caused a stir by indicating that mammograms are of no use in women aged 40 to 59 years, and in fact can lead to over-diagnosis of breast cancer, is flawed and misleading

Dr. Silverstein Describes Oncoplastic Surgery

March 6th 2014

Melvin J. Silverstein, MD, FACS, director, Breast Program Hoag Memorial Hospital, professor of surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, describes oncoplastic surgery.

Dr. Muss on AIs With or Without mTOR Blockade

March 6th 2014

Hyman B. Muss, MD, discusses optimizing the administration of endocrine therapies with or without mTOR inhibitors for patients with HR-positive metastatic breast cancer

Dr. Mark Pegram Discusses Earlier Treatment With T-DM1

March 26th 2013

Mark D. Pegram, MD, from the Stanford Cancer Institute, describes research into the antibody-drug conjugate T-DM1, following its FDA approval in February as a treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

The 2013 Miami Breast Cancer Conference

March 14th 2013

This year marks the 30th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference, a milestone for Daniel A. Osman, MD, and his wife Lois, who together launched the gathering in 1983 with fewer than 100 attendees and a focus on the then relatively new domain of lumpectomies in breast cancer treatment.

Dr. Muss Discusses the Need for Geriatric Assessments

March 14th 2013

Hyman B. Muss, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Geriatric Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, on the need for geriatric assessments.

Dr. Chagpar on the Need for Repeat Biopsy in Breast Cancer

March 12th 2013

Anees Chagpar, MD, MSc, MA, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology), Director, The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses the need for repeat biopsy in patients with breast cancer.

Donna Shalala on New Healthcare Reform

March 9th 2013

Donna Shalala, PhD, President, University of Miami, discusses the new healthcare reform in the U.S.

It's All About Coverage

March 9th 2013

Physicians wondering how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will impact their practices heard a robust defense of the new law from Donna E. Shalala, PhD, on Saturday.

Dr. Piccart on the Implications of the HERA Trial

March 9th 2013

Martine Piccart, MD, PhD, discusses the implications of the HERA trial, which looked at two years compared with one year of trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in women with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Oncology Enters Era of Genomics: Sledge Calls for Overhaul of Clinical Trials System

March 9th 2013

As the genomic era in oncology unfolds, the development of new therapeutics increasingly will involve targeting a range of mutations simultaneously, requiring a "next-generation clinical trials system" to match the advances that technology is delivering.

Piccart Discusses Translating Genomic Testing Into Practice

March 8th 2013

Two large clinical trials are expected to define the impact that employing genomic tests in treatment decisions has on survival outcomes, according to Martine J. Piccart, MD, PhD.

Grappling With Healthcare Upheaval

March 8th 2013

Oncology leaders are bracing for a host of changes in the healthcare system, not only as a result of the recently upheld insurance reform legislation but also because of continued pressure to control the ever-rising cost of cancer care.

Dr. Lisa A. Carey Discusses Psycho-Oncology

March 8th 2013

Lisa A. Carey, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses the field of psycho-oncology.

Coping With Burnout? Tips on Handling This Occupational Hazard

March 8th 2013

Burnout is described as a syndrome of "emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of low personal accomplishment," and is an increasingly problematic condition among physicians for a multitude of reasons.

Dr. Rugo on the Standard for Front-Line Chemotherapy

March 8th 2013

Hope S. Rugo, MD, at the University of California, San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the standard for front-line chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.

Surprises and Advances Mark Top Abstracts of 2012

March 7th 2013

An interview with Debu Tripathy, MD, summarizing noteworthy results from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting and SABCS, including clinical studies in local, adjuvant, and metastatic breast cancer therapies.

Dr. Tripathy Discusses Breast Cancer Prevention

March 16th 2012

Dr. Debu Tripathy, from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Discusses Breast Cancer Prevention