Breast Neoplasms - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Gene expression profiling: decoding breast cancer.

29 Nov 2009 Gene expression assays that are used in daily clinical practice for treating early breast cancer patients have been introduced in the clinic only recently. This review discusses the development of these arrays, summarizes the validation of those ... Read more...

Breast cancer: beyond the cutting edge.

29 Sep 2009 Remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of breast cancer over the past 100 years. The ability to probe at the genomic level increased our understanding of the disease but the improved survival outcomes can also be attributed to screening ... Read more...

Asymptomatic changes in cardiac function can occur in ductal carcinoma-in-situ patients following treatment with HER-2/neu-pulsed dendritic cell vaccines.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Targeting HER-2/neu with Trastuzumab has been associated with development of cardiac toxicity. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast completed an IRB approved clinical trial of a HER-2/neu ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Breast Neoplasms - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Gene expression profiling: decoding breast cancer. 29 Nov 2009
• HER2 Intermediate Breast Cancers. 30 Oct 2009
• Gene expression profile assays as predictors of distant recurrence-free survival in early-stage breast cancer. 30 Oct 2009
• Communication during breast cancer treatment. 21 Oct 2009
• Breast cancer: beyond the cutting edge. 29 Sep 2009
• First do no harm. 29 Sep 2009
• Asymptomatic changes in cardiac function can occur in ductal carcinoma-in-situ patients following treatment with HER-2/neu-pulsed dendritic cell vaccines. 29 Sep 2009
• Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer and central nervous system metastases. 19 Sep 2009
• Underuse of breast cancer adjuvant treatment: patient knowledge, beliefs, and medical mistrust. 19 Sep 2009
• Evolution of breast cancer management in Ireland: a decade of change. 16 Sep 2009
• Metastasis of breast cancer to a lumbar spinal nerve root ganglion. 13 Sep 2009
• Locoregional therapy improves survival for metastatic breast cancer patients? Benefit remains questionable! 6 Sep 2009
• Colon cancer: the new breast cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Role of MRI in breast cancer management. 30 Aug 2009
• Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration in a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei and breast cancer: case report and literature review. 30 Aug 2009
• Management of cellulitis associated with treatment of breast cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• An unusual triple-negative breast carcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• [The ideal follow-up after breast cancer operation] 30 Aug 2009
• An investigation into the performance of the Adjuvant! Online prognostic programme in early breast cancer for a cohort of patients in the United Kingdom. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations between lifestyle factors and quality of life among older long-term breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Breast Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

Descriptor UI: D001943

Alternative terms: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Breast; Neoplasms, Breast; Tumors, Breast; Breast Tumors; Breast Tumor; Tumor, Breast; Mammary Carcinoma, Human; Carcinoma, Human Mammary; Carcinomas, Human Mammary; Human Mammary Carcinomas; Mammary Carcinomas, Human; Human Mammary Carcinoma; Mammary Neoplasms, Human; Human Mammary Neoplasm; Human Mammary Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Human Mammary; Neoplasms, Human Mammary; Mammary Neoplasm, Human; Breast Cancer; Cancer, Breast; Cancer of the Breast; Cancer of Breast;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.180; C17.800.090.500;

Technical Notes: human only; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE is also available; for animal use MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL or MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL: Manual 24.5+, 24.6+; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)