Clinical update - Breast Cancer
Putting research into context, Clinical Update - Breast Cancer is produced by the National Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)* as a service for health professionals, delivering timely expert comment on relevant journal articles direct to your email inbox. A brief abstract summarises key findings from a recent journal article, while commentary from an expert reviewer places the study outcomes into context for the Australian healthcare system.
Editor: Dr Karen Luxford, General Manager NBOCC
Editorial Committee: Mr John Collins - Surgeon, Dr Sue-Anne McLachlan - Medical Oncologist, Dr Sue Pendlebury - Radiation Oncologist, A/Prof Martin Stockler - Medical Oncologist, Ms Jo Keyser - Specialist Breast Nurse, Dr Sally Meade - Breast Surgeon, Dr Warwick Lee - Radiologist.
* In February 2008, National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC) changed its name to National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC).
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 30
December 2007
HER2 and response to paclitaxel in node-positive breast cancer
Commentary by Dr Tom Ferguson and Dr Anna Nowak... View issue »
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 29
July 2007
MRI detected contralateral breast cancer among women with recently diagnosed unilateral breast cancer
Commentary by Dr James Anderson... View issue »
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 28
May 2007
Exercise for women being treated for early stage breast cancer
Commentary by Dr Helen Milne... View issue »
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 27
April 2007
Mammographic density and risk of breast cancer
Commentary by Associate Professor Mary Rickard... View issue »
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 26
January 2007
Impact on survival of time from definitive surgery to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer
Commentary by Dr Nicole McCarthy. View issue »
Clinical Update - Breast Cancer Issue 25
October 2006
Radiotherapy in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- Boost radiotherapy in young women with ductal carcinoma in situ
- Breast-conserving treatment with or without radiotherapy in ductal carcinoma in situ
Commentary by Associate Professor Geoff Delaney. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 24
July 2006
Randomized multicenter trial of sentinel node biopsy versus standard axillary treatment in operable breast cancer: The Almanac Trial
Commentary by Mr Andrew Spillane. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 23
May 2006
Fatigue in long-term breast carcinoma survivors
Commentary by Clinical Associate Professor David Goldstein. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 22
December 2005
Diagnostic performance of digital versus film mammography for breast cancer screening
Commentary by Clinical Associate Professor Jonathan Osborne. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 21
August 2005
Efficacy of prophylactic mastectomy in women with unilateral breast cancer
Commentary by Professor Christobel Saunders. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 20
May 2005
Adjuvant chemotherapy in older and younger women with lymph node-positive breast cancer
Commentary by Dr Anne Sullivan. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 19
April 2005
Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy alone: 20-year results of the British Columbia randomized trial
Commentary by Professor David Joseph. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 18
December 2004
Anastrozole vs Tamoxifen: Impact on Quality of Life (ATAC 2 Year Assessment)
Commentary by Dr Sue-Anne McLachlan. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 17
October 2004
Radiotherapy with tamoxifen after lumpectomy for early breast cancer - does it make a difference for women in different age groups?
Commentary by Dr Liz Kenny. View issue »
Clinical Update Issue 16
2004
Letrozole after tamoxifen in early breast cancer.
Dr Geraldine Goss, Medical Oncologist,
Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals, VIC.
Delay in starting radiotherapy: does it make any difference?
Dr Boon Chua, Radiation Oncologist,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,
Melbourne, VIC.
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Clinical Update Issue 15
2004
History revisited: Did NSABP TRIAL B04 get it right?
Mr Ian Campbell, Clinical Director Waikato Breastcare Centre, Senior Lecturer Waikato, Academic Division, Breast and General Surgeon, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
Adjuvant radiation and/or tamoxifen after surgery for DCIS
Dr Geoff Delaney, Radiation Oncologist, Liverpool & Campbelltown Hospitals, Sydney, NSW
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Clinical Update Issue 14
2004
Dose-dense chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment in early breast cancer
By Dr Anna Nowak, Medical Oncologist, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, NSW
Chemoprevention: is the jury still out?
By Dr Rohini Sharma, Medical Oncology Registrar, and Dr Anne Hamilton, Medical Oncologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
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Clinical Update Issue 13
2003
Fractionation in radiation therapy – perhaps one size doesn’t fit all
By Dr Sue Pendlebury, Radiation Oncologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
Tailoring adjuvant treatment for post-menopausal node-negative breast cancer
By Dr Richard De Boer, Medical Oncologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Clinical Update Issue 12
2003
Aromatase inhibitors – ready for centre stage?
By Dr Jacquie Chirgwin, Medical Oncologist, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
Hormone replacement therapy – is it a treatment of the past?
By Dr Jane Beith, Medical Oncologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.
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Clinical Update Issue 11
2002
Managing menopausal symptoms in women following breast cancer treatment
By Associate Professor Patsy Yates, Director of Postgraduate Studies, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, and Visiting Consultant – Postgraduate Education, Royal Brisbane Hospital
Managing hot flushes in women treated for breast cancer
By Dr Sue-Anne McLachlan, Medical Oncologist, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. Inventory.
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