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Combined Breast Screening Provides Best Survival for BRCA1 Mutation Carriers
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Among women with BRCA1 gene mutations, annual screening with both mammography and MRI is associated with better survival than with either screening modality alone, new research indicates. The downside, however, is a high rate of false-positive results and biopsies for benign disease. Reuters Health Information
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Bevacizumab Combination Promising Against Ovarian Cancer
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Antiangiogenic therapy with bevacizumab in combination with frequent low-dose (metronomic) oral cyclophosphamide appears to be highly effective in women who have had ovarian cancer recurrence, researchers report in the January 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
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