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Breast Cancer Metastases

These materials are for your general information and are not a substitute for medical advice. You should contact your physician or other healthcare provider with any questions about your health, treatment, or care.

 

  

Latest Reports on Breast Cancer Research

1. Adjuvant Docetaxel or Vinorelbine with or without Trastuzumab for Breast Cancer (New England Journal of Medicine)

2. Vinorelbine plus trastuzumab combination as first-line therapy for HER 2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients: an international phase II trial

3. Phase II and pharmacological study of oral paclitaxel (Paxoral) plus ciclosporin in anthracycline-pretreated metastatic breast cancer
 

Metastases by Location

1. Bone
2. Lung
3. Brain

Treatment Options for Brain Metastases

1. Corticosteroid

2. Radiotherapy

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Introduction to radiotherapy (Interactive)

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Side effects

3. Neurosurgery

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Adjuvant Therapy

4. Stereotactic Radiosurgery

5. Chemotherapy

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Taxol (oil based) or Abraxane (albumin based)?

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Abraxane reconstitution


Useful Links

1. General principles of treatment for metastatic breast cancer (UpToDate.com) 

2. Research news related to breast cancer (Breastcancer.org)