Online Calendar of Breast Cancer Awareness Events

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 6 No 8
Volume 6
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NEW YORK--The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO), together with the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors, has created the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) Online Calendar as the one-stop source for all October 1997 events.

NEW YORK--The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO),together with the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors,has created the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)Online Calendar as the one-stop source for all October 1997 events.

Supported by an educational grant from Zeneca Healthcare Foundation,this project allows the breast cancer community, the media, and the generalpublic to learn about NBCAM events nationwide. The Calendar will be displayedon NABCO's Web site through November 15, 1997 (http://www.nabco.org).

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Health Insurance Premiums Tax Proposed
ODAC Votes Yes on Taxol for Kaposi's Sarcoma
Five Principles Help Resolve Ethical Dilemmas in Care
Ovarian Cancer Survivors Form National Coalition
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Increased Numbers of Nevi Can Predict Risk of Melanoma
With Genetic Tests, Informed Consent Enters Psychosocial Realm
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Americans Not Convinced of Value of Watchful Waiting
Breast and Arm Sensations Are Common After Breast Surgery
Molecular Markers Are Used as Therapeutic Targets in Head & Neck Cancer: Three Studies
Urologists Urged to Get on Board With Prostate Brachytherapy
Fatigue in Breast Cancer Underrecognized, Particularly in Postmenopausal Women
Hereditary Prostate Cancer Appears More Aggressive
Recent Videos
Heather Zinkin, MD, states that reflexology improved pain from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Study findings reveal that patients with breast cancer reported overall improvement in their experience when receiving reflexology plus radiotherapy.
Patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer were offered 15-minute nurse-led reflexology sessions to increase energy and reduce stress and pain.
Whole or accelerated partial breast ultra-hypofractionated radiation in older patients with early breast cancer may reduce recurrence with low toxicity.
Ultra-hypofractionated radiation in those 65 years or older with early breast cancer yielded no ipsilateral recurrence after a 10-month follow-up.
The unclear role of hypofractionated radiation in older patients with early breast cancer in prior trials incentivized research for this group.
Patients with HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer and high-risk features may derive benefit from ovarian function suppression plus endocrine therapy.
Paolo Tarantino, MD discusses updated breast cancer trial findings presented at ESMO 2024 supporting the use of agents such as T-DXd and ribociclib.
Paolo Tarantino, MD, discusses the potential utility of agents such as datopotamab deruxtecan and enfortumab vedotin in patients with breast cancer.
Paolo Tarantino, MD, highlights strategies related to screening and multidisciplinary collaboration for managing ILD in patients who receive T-DXd.
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