In his plenary lecture at 2016 SABCS, Peter P. Bach, MD, MAPP, reviewed the factors contributing to escalating drug prices and the significance of drug prices in the value of a cancer treatment regimen.
Participants in a peer navigation program for patients at risk for HBOC were surveyed regarding the usefulness of the information provided, patient education, and their peer navigator. Survey results were presented at the 2016 SABCS.
An app developed to track posthospitalization progress and activity of patients with breast cancer, adding the information into patients’ electronic health records in real time, was presented at SABCS 2016.
A new system appears efficacious in preventing chemotherapy-related alopecia in women with breast cancer, according to a study presented at SABCS 2016.
Women who experienced menopause-related side effects were significantly less likely to adhere to their assigned tamoxifen therapy.
A community breast navigation program successfully increased mammogram screening rates among African American and Latino women, according to a study presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
Live-streamed videos are a novel and forward-thinking approach for individuals to learn about end-of-life (EOL) planning and decision-making, according a study presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Patients with metastatic breast cancer have significantly diminished quality of life (QoL) compared with those without metastatic disease and those without breast cancer, a study presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
A history of surgical menopause and were receiving hormone replacement therapy are a factor in breast density, according to a study presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
Study data presented at SABCS 2016 indicates that preoperative MRI is effective for detecting mammographically occult, early-stage, hormone receptor (HR)-positive contralateral breast cancer (CBC) in older patients.
