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Literature Selection

• Giese-Davis J et al.: "Decrease in Depression Symptoms Is Associated With Longer Survival in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis", J Clin Oncol. 2010 Dec 13. [Epub ahead of print]
• Lu W et al.: "The value of routine physical examination in the follow up of women with a history of early breast cancer", Eur J Cancer. 2010 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
• Miglioretti DL et al.: "Accuracy of Screening Mammography Varies by Week of Menstrual Cycle", Radiology. 2010 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
• Van Schoor G et al.: "Effective biennial mammographic screening in women aged 40-49", Eur J Cancer. 2010 Dec;46(18):3137-40
• Aukema TS et al.: "Detection of extra-axillary lymph node involvement with FDG PET/CT in patients with stage II-III breast cancer", Eur J Cancer. 2010 Dec;46(18):3205-10
• Satake H et al.: "Predictive Value for Malignancy of Suspicious Breast Masses of BI-RADS Categories 4 and 5 Using Ultrasound Elastography and MR Diffusion-Weighted Imaging", AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jan;196(1):202-9
• Gutierrez RL et al.: "High cancer yield and positive predictive value: outcomes at a center routinely using preoperative breast MRI for staging", AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jan;196(1):W93-9
• Cuzick J et al.: "Effect of tamoxifen and radiotherapy in women with locally excised ductal carcinoma in situ: long-term results from the UK/ANZ DCIS trial", Lancet Oncol. 2010 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Martin M et al.: "Adjuvant docetaxel for high-risk, node-negative breast cancer", N Engl J Med. 2010 Dec 2;363(23):2200-10
• Kieback DG et al.: "Endometrial effects of exemestane compared to tamoxifen within the Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multicenter (TEAM) trial: results of a prospective gynecological ultrasound substudy", Gynecol Oncol. 2010 Dec;119(3):500-5
• Wynveen CA et al.: "Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast: An In Situ or Invasive Tumor? Results of Immunohistochemical Analysis and Clinical Follow-up", Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Jan;35(1):1-14
• Engel P et al.: "Joint effects of dietary vitamin D and sun exposure on breast cancer risk: results from the French E3N cohort", Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Comment

• "Women with breast cancer:  importance of early referral to fertility preservation" - Kutluk Oktay, Institute for Fertility Preservation, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA
   
  "Up until now, what the cancer patients gained by early referral to fertility preservation was not scientifically studied. Our work proved that women with breast cancer who are referred to fertility preservation early during the process, before breast surgery, can preserve a larger number of eggs or embryos, because they have time to undergo multiple cycles of fertility preservation treatment. We also showed that, if they are referred early, they on average start chemotherapy a month earlier then those referred after breast surgery. Our study highlights and proves the importance of those that are involved early in the diagnosis and care of breast cancer to be alert about the necessity of early referral to fertility preservation so that these women can maximize their chance of future conception and do so in a safe manner "  
  (Comment on:  Lee S et al.: "Value of Early Referral to Fertility Preservation in Young Women With Breast Cancer", J Clin Oncol. 2010 Nov 1;28(31):4683-6)

Controversies

• Smith GL et al.: "Brachytherapy for Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: A Rapidly Emerging Technology in Breast Cancer Care", J Clin Oncol. 2010 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]

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Calendar of Events

• Breast-Gynecological International Cancer Conference (BGICC), Jan 13-14, 2011, Cairo, Egypt 
• 12th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference, March 16-19, 2011, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Fragments of History

• Galen of Pergamum (129–200 BC) noted that breast carcinomas were frequent in patients who had ceased to menstruate. In Galen’s view, menstruation clears the body of excess black bile, whose accumulation causes cancer

Literature Selection

• Jacobs I et al.: "Sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound screening for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a case-control study within the UKCTOCS cohort", Lancet Oncol. 2010 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]
• Salles G et al.: "Rituximab maintenance for 2 years in patients with high tumour burden follicular lymphoma responding to rituximab plus chemotherapy (PRIMA): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial", Lancet. 2010 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
• Preudhomme C et al.: "Imatinib plus peginterferon alfa-2a in chronic myeloid leukemia", N Engl J Med. 2010 Dec 23;363(26):2511-21
• Green AC et al.: "Reduced Melanoma After Regular Sunscreen Use: Randomized Trial Follow-Up", J Clin Oncol. 2010 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]
• Hayes JH et al.: "Active surveillance compared with initial treatment for men with low-risk prostate cancer: a decision analysis", JAMA. 2010 Dec 1;304(21):2373-80
• Rubenstein JH et al.: "Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence in Individuals With Gastroesophageal Reflux: Synthesis and Estimates From Population Studies", Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Dhillon PK et al.: "Long-term aspirin use and the risk of total, high-grade, regionally advanced and lethal prostate cancer in a prospective cohort of health professionals, 1988-2006", Int J Cancer. 2010 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
• Kenfield SA et al.: "Physical Activity and Survival After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study", J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]