list of topics from SABCS 2011

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) 2011 ended today. Here is a list of the press releases on the conference highlights. Each item in the list contains a link to the press release.

• 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to Focus
  on New Treatments and Prevention
• Brachytherapy Was Associated With Twofold Increased Risk for Mastectomy, Complications
• Diabetes and Obesity Increase Risk for Breast Cancer Development
• Molecular Differences May Be Used to Predict Early vs. Late Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Recurrence
• New Test Predicts Risk for Recurrence for Patients With DCIS
• Zoledronic Acid Shows Long-Term Benefit in Survivorship for Premenopausal ER-Positive Breast Cancer
• Immediate Bisphosphonate Use With Endocrine Therapy Reduced Recurrence, Increased Survival in Postmenopausal Early Breast Cancer
• Institute of Medicine to Release Report on Breast Cancer and the Environment
• Clodronate Appeared Safe, Modestly Affected Breast Cancer Disease Events
• Oral Bisphosphonate Did Not Improve Prognosis for Patients With Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Mortality Higher in Hispanic Women
• Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
• Addition of Bevacizumab to Conventional Therapy Improved Progression-Free Survival in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
• Dual HER2 Blockade Significantly Extends Progression-Free Survival
• Exemestane Plus Everolimus Increased Progression-Free Survival for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Addition of Trastuzumab May Potentially Equalize Disease-Free Survival Outcomes Among Obese and Normal-Weight Patients
• MRI May Be Noninvasive Method to Measure Breast Cancer Prognosis
• Bilateral Oophorectomy Associated With Higher Prevalence of Low Bone Mineral Density and Arthritis in YoungerWomen
• Many Women Do Not Undergo Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
• Risk for Developing New Cancer in Other Breast Increased for Survivors With BRCA Mutation
• Intermittent, Low-Carbohydrate Diets More Successful Than Standard Dieting, Present Possible Intervention for Breast Cancer Prevention
• Starch Intake May Influence Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence

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