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Tamoxifen shown to reduce breast cancer recurrence for women with early stage disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 2, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Tamoxifen Legacy Lasts Long Term Reference: Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group “Relevance of breast cancer hormone receptors and other factors to the efficacy of adjuvant tamoxifen: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials” Lancet 2011; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60993-8.
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Mammography screening reduces mortality rate but false positive rates need to be acknowledged
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 29, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Mammograms can find breast cancer, true, but cost-benefit question remains Reference: Swedish Two-County Trial: Impact of Mammographic Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality during 3 Decades
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Tweaking radiation therapy indications for certain types of breast cancer seems to reduce spread
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 6, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Extra radiation dramatically cuts spread of breast cancer
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More information needed about woman's breast cancer before slamming Ontario Government for not covering breast-cancer drug
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 9, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario Health Minister won’t help mom get breast-cancer drug
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Combination therapy for invasive non-metastatic HER-2 breast cancer shows promise
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 13, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Breast cancer drug combo shows promise: study
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Breast cancer risk from hormone replacement needs perspective when compared to other contributing factors
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 18, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Breast cancer risk of hormone therapy overblown, group says Reference: Misinformation. Misinterpretation. Missed opportunity
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Breast cancer in four year-old girl extremely rare occurrence
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 20, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Four-year-old Ontario girl surviving breast cancer
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Results of preventive breast and ovarian cancer surgeries for BRCA gene carriers published
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 1 , 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Preventive cancer surgeries save women’s lives: study Reference: Association of Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Cancer Risk and Mortality