Archive: 08/12/2017
Older women with HR-positive breast cancer may receive similar benefit from CDK 4/6 inhibitors as younger women
Older women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who were treated with cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) achieved progression-free survival at a rate similar to that ...
Dec 8, 2017
Lymph node surgery may raise risk of arm morbidity in younger women
Younger breast cancer patients who underwent axillary lymph node dissection were more likely to experience arm swelling and decreased range of arm motion than patients who received sentinel lymph node biopsies, according ...
Dec 8, 2017
New treatment reduces self-harm among adolescents
Young people who demonstrate self-harming behaviours often admit that they have also attempted to take their own lives. Treatment directly aimed at combating self-harm and suicide has shown effective results.
Dec 8, 2017