[HTML][HTML] The lingering mysteries of metastatic recurrence in breast cancer

AI Riggio, KE Varley, AL Welm - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Despite being the hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the highest number of deaths,
very little is known about the biology of metastasis. Metastatic disease typically manifests …

The impact of mastectomy on Iranian women sexuality and body image: a systematic review of qualitative studies

S Alinejad Mofrad, R Fernandez, H Lord… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Mastectomy in women is perceived as losing feminine identity and reducing sexual
attraction. The aim of this review is to explore the perception and impacts of mastectomy on …

Palbociclib with adjuvant endocrine therapy in early breast cancer (PALLAS): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 study

EL Mayer, AC Dueck, M Martin, G Rubovszky… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Palbociclib added to endocrine therapy improves progression-free survival in
hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative, metastatic breast cancer. The PALLAS trial …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of bone metastases in breast cancer: Lesion-based sensitivity of dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT compared to low-dose CT and bone scintigraphy

JA Hansen, M Naghavi-Behzad, O Gerke, C Baun… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We compared lesion-based sensitivity of dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT, bone scintigraphy
(BS), and low-dose CT (LDCT) for detection of various types of bone metastases in patients …

Imaging surveillance of breast cancer survivors with digital mammography versus digital breast tomosynthesis

M Bahl, S Mercaldo, AM McCarthy, CD Lehman - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Among breast cancer survivors, detecting a breast cancer when it is
asymptomatic (rather than symptomatic) improves survival; thus, imaging surveillance in …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning-based prediction model for breast cancer recurrence using adjuvant breast cancer cohort in tertiary cancer center registry

JY Kim, YS Lee, J Yu, Y Park, SK Lee, M Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several prognosis prediction models have been developed for breast cancer (BC) patients
with curative surgery, but there is still an unmet need to precisely determine BC prognosis …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of circulating tumor DNA in the management of breast cancer

M Shoukry, S Broccard, J Kaplan, E Gabriel - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As breast cancer diagnoses continue to rise among women worldwide, it is
important to explore and improve upon methods of diagnosis and surveillance. Liquid …

A pilot randomized trial of an educational intervention to increase genetic counseling and genetic testing among Latina breast cancer survivors

CC Conley, EM Castro‐Figueroa… - Journal of genetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Latinas are less likely to participate in genetic counseling (GC) and genetic testing (GT) than
non‐Hispanic Whites. A multisite, randomized pilot study tested a culturally targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Cisplatin+/− rucaparib after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative or BRCA mutated breast cancer

M Kalra, Y Tong, DR Jones, T Walsh, MA Danso… - NPJ Breast …, 2021 - nature.com
Patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have residual disease after
neoadjuvant therapy have a high risk of recurrence. We tested the impact of DNA-damaging …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of secondary metastatic breast cancer by measurement of plasma CA 15.3

L De Cock, J Heylen, A Wildiers, K Punie, A Smeets… - ESMO open, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Most current guidelines do not recommend the serial analysis of tumour marker
CA 15.3 in the follow-up of asymptomatic patients treated for early breast cancer (EBC) …