Breast Cancer News

A virtual town hall meeting featuring a panel of regulatory, pharmacy and procurement experts addressed the ongoing shortage of oncology drugs.

Individuals with insufficient levels of vitamin D prior to treatment with paclitaxel are at higher risk for developing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, study results showed.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Amy Comander, MD, about incorporating lifestyle changes for cancer patients, developing lifestyle pathways for survivors and more.

Researchers identified an association between industry payments to physicians and nonrecommended and low-value drugs in certain clinical scenarios, according to study results published in The BMJ.

A virtual mind-body fitness program reduced unplanned hospitalizations, number of hospitalization days and urgent care visits among patients undergoing active cancer treatment, study results showed.

City of Hope has opened a multicenter randomized trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted, single-incision mastectomy for patients with early breast cancer.

Ethnic and racial disparities are a major challenge throughout the field of oncology, but especially when it comes to treating metastatic breast cancer.

For many breast cancer survivors, adjuvant endocrine therapy can substantially reduce the risk for recurrence.

An estimated 10% to 40% of patients with solid tumors develop brain metastases.

Black and Hispanic women with early stage breast cancer in certain subgroups had worse survival rates compared with women of other races and ethnicities, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.