Updates from #ASCO20
8 June 2020 The 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting was held virtually this year, from May 29-31. The abstracts below (title and conclusion) were curated by Dr. Erika Hamilton (@ErikaHamilton9), Dr. Stephanie Graff (@DrSGraff), Dr. Neelima Denduluri (@ndenduluri1) and Dr. Maryam Lustberg (@maryam_lustberg) – we are grateful for all they do for patients […]
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#BCSM 2017 Wrap Up
On: Dec 19, 2017
By: bcsmadmin
19 December 2017 During the last chat of the year, we remembered and honored those who are no longer with us. In addition, #BCSM co-founder @stales reviewed the top breast cancer stories, from January through December. January: Third of Breast Cancer Patients Treated Unnecessarily February: Dense Breasts Eclipse All Other Known Breast Cancer Risk Factors […]
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Active Surveillance for DCIS – the COMET Trial
On: Apr 9, 2017
By: bcsmadmin
9 April 2017 On Monday April 10th we will discuss the COMET trial, which is sponsored by the Alliance cooperative group. The principal investigator is Dr. Shelley Hwang, a surgical oncologist at Duke University. This study will evaluate active surveillance for low risk DCIS. The primary objective is to evaluate the rate of ipsilateral (same […]
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The Metastatic Breast Cancer Project – An Update
On: Jan 25, 2016
By: bcsmadmin
Guest Post by Corrie Painter, Ph.D The Metastatic Breast Cancer Project is a nationwide patient-driven research project launched at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in October of 2015. Along with our advocacy partners (the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Young Survivor Coalition, […]
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Highlights from #BCS15
On: Sep 28, 2015
By: bcsmadmin
By Deanna J. Attai MD and Julie R. Gralow MD The Breast Cancer Symposium is a multi-disciplinary breast cancer conference, co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and The American Society of Radiation Oncology. It is a unique meeting as representatives from surgery, […]
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