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May 14, 2024
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A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can come as “a shock,” but experts spoke with CURE® about ways patients can navigate their experiences and treatments.
March 01, 2024
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The skin microbiomes of patients with breast cancer who received radiation therapy may affect whether they get radiation dermatitis, a study showed.
January 05, 2024
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An expert explained why chemotherapy-related amenorrhea in premenopausal women with breast cancer is “not just about having a period.”
December 01, 2023
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The Truqap-Faslodex treatment combination offers “more options” for some patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, an expert told CURE®.
September 30, 2023
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A woman with stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer details her journey with the disease and why it is important for patients to ask questions about anything going on with their bodies.