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Memorial Sloan Kettering physician-researches Neil Iyengar, Amy Xu, and Joshua Drago
Updates from SABCS 2021: Personalizing Diet and Exercise Plans for Breast Cancer, Zapping Metastatic Cells, Making Targeted Drugs Work Better
MSK physicians and researchers discussed the latest trends in breast cancer research at the annual meeting held in San Antonio.
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Drug Reduces Recurrence Risk in Subset of Women with Breast Cancer
A drug was shown to improve outcomes in women with HER2-positive early breast cancer when added to standard therapy.
Reilly Starr with her husband and their son on her husband's shoulders
Always by Your Side: How MSK Helps People Facing Metastatic Breast Cancer
Learn how people facing metastatic breast cancer help each other in support groups at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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Medical oncologist Mark Robson
Phase III Trial of Targeted Drug Shows Promise in Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer
Investigators found that olaparib extended progression-free survival by an average of three months in women with advanced breast cancer.
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MSK radiation oncologist Beryl McCormick confers with a patient
Will Radiation Therapy Protect Me from Breast Cancer Recurrence after Surgery? What to Know
Learn about the role of radiation therapy in protecting women from breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.
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Targeting DNA Repair in Breast Cancer: PARP Inhibitors and Beyond
Scientists are looking to exploit defects in DNA repair as an Achilles’ heel in cancer.
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Monica Morrow
MSK Researchers Target Side Effects More Common in Black Women with Breast Cancer
MSK researchers are studying why Black patients with breast cancer are more likely to experience heart problems that can result from treatment.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Cancer Experts to Gather at Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Experts from all specialties of breast cancer treatment will attend the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium from December 4 through 8. It is the largest annual meeting devoted solely to the latest in breast cancer advances. The meeting will highlight emerging research and also tackle some of the larger issues facing people with breast cancer and the doctors who treat them.
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Doctor comforting patient
Study Uncovers Hidden Risk for Breast Cancer in Some Women
Research has shown that a condition called metabolic obesity can increase the risk of breast cancer — and possibly other health problems as well.
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Andrea Barrio (right) and fellow Shirin Muhsen focus on surgery for breast cancer.
Sessions at Annual Breast Cancer Conference Focus on Prevention and Treatment of Lymphedema
Experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering presented some of the latest research on this challenging complication of many cancer surgeries.