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Championing equity and expertise: LBBC welcomes six new board members

01/13/25 | BY: Adriana Lecuona

Living Beyond Breast Cancer welcomes six new board members who bring professional expertise and lived experience to further our mission. Their unique perspectives and dedication strengthen our leadership and commitment to the breast cancer community.

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Radiation may be a better option than hormonal therapy for older adults with early-stage breast cancer | SABCS 2024

12/16/24 | BY: Jamie Kudera

People over 70 better tolerate radiation therapy to hormonal therapy according to results from the phase III clinical trial EUROPA.

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Promising ctDNA study ends early due to low enrollment | SABCS 2024

12/16/24 | BY: Jamie Kudera

Promising ctDNA study to help understand risk of recurrence in TNBC and BRCA-positive early breast cancer ends due to low enrollment. This discontinued study suggests potential for liquid biopsy to guide treatment and offers takeaways for future research.

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Addition of palbociclib improves outcomes in HER2-positive, hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer | SABCS 2024

12/13/24 | BY: Jamie Kudera

Adding palbociclib to standard treatment results in average of 44.3 months without cancer growth or spread in HER2-positive, HR-positive metastatic breast cancer.

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Active monitoring: A safe option for DCIS? | SABCS 2024

12/13/24 | BY: Jamie Kudera

Active monitoring may be a safe option for some people with low-risk DCIS, according to early results from the COMET study. At two years, outcomes were similar to treatment, but more follow-up is needed.

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Imlunestrant proves effective against hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer | SABCS 2024

12/12/24 | BY: Jamie Kudera

Imlunestrant proves effective against hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in the EMBER3 trial.

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