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Keytruda is the name for the immunotherapeutic drug pembrolizumab and was recently approved by the FDA to treat patients of high-risk early-stage triple negative breast cancer. Immunotherapy drugs are those that use the immune system to fight disease. Adult patient candidates with TNBC for this …
An interesting study done in 2018 by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health showed a relationship between exposure to blue light at night time and breast and prostate cancer. Exposure includes night shift workers and people who have an upset in the circadian rhythm by …
An interesting breast cancer study published in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association in March of this year and conducted by Allison W. Kurian from Stanford, showed that 3.55% of postmenopausal women in their study – who had no previous history of breast …
Subject Guide: Breast Cancer, BRCA+ Genetic Testing, and Prophylactic Surgery Introduction: This subject guide is for those newly diagnosed with breast cancer, or those who may have a friend or family member diagnosed with breast cancer. You’ll find information on what breast cancer is, types …
So, I’m a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed early (early 40’s) after I felt a lump on my breast and decided to check it out. I am lucky in many ways throughout my cancer journey. It was triple negative, but I found it early …