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Literature Selection

• Sparano JA et al.: "Obesity at diagnosis is associated with inferior outcomes in hormone receptor-positive operable breast cancer", Cancer. 2012 Aug 27 [Epub ahead of print]
• Niraula S et al.: "Metformin in early breast cancer: a prospective window of opportunity neoadjuvant study", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print]
• Loibl S et al.: "Treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy: an observational study", Lancet Oncol. 2012 Sep;13(9):887-96
• Cuk K et al.: "Circulating microRNAs in plasma as early detection markers for breast cancer", Int J Cancer. 2012 Aug 28 [Epub ahead of print]
• Autier P et al.: "Mammography screening and breast cancer mortality in Sweden", J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jul 18;104(14):1080-93
• Karlsson P et al.: "Patterns and risk factors for locoregional failures after mastectomy for breast cancer: an International Breast Cancer Study Group report", Ann Oncol. 2012 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
• Jeevan R et al.: "Reoperation rates after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer among women in England: retrospective study of hospital episode statistics", BMJ. 2012 Jul 12;345 e4505
• Shah C et al.: "Clinical outcomes using accelerated partial breast irradiation in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ", Clin Breast Cancer. 2012 Aug;12(4):259-63

Comment

• "Association between night-work and breast cancer risk", Johnni Hansen, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
   
  "Our  study has the following clinical implications: 1) Overall, this study further strengths the evidence for an association between night-work and breast cancer risk. Now, 10 out of 13 epidemiological studies have supported this link, which was evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2007 as “possibly carcinogenic”.  2) The breast cancer risk seems  minimal, if any, for less than 3 consecutive night shifts per week. 3) Diurnal preference seems to be an indicator of breast cancer risk. 4) Especially women  with morning preference should avoid or limit night shift work. 5) Further studies are needed and ongoing, also in other potential target organs such as the prostate and colo-rectal. "
  (Commentary on:  Hansen J et al.: "Nested case-control study of night shift work and breast cancer risk among women in the Danish military", Occup Environ Med. 2012 [Epub ahead of print])

Calendar of Events

• IBUS Update in Breast Imaging, 19 - 22 September 2012, Ferrara, Italy  
• 12th Michelangelo Foundation Seminar: “Moving from adjuvant to neoadjuvant trials for development of new therapies in breast cancer: a hopeless heresy or a feasible paradigm shift?”,   October 12, 2012  Milan, Italy
• 17th World Congress on Breast Diseases of the Senologic International Society, -SIS, October 10-13, 2012, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
• Breast Cancer in Young Women Conference, 8-10 November 8-10,  2012,  Dublin, Ireland  
• IBUS - International Breast Ultrasound Course, 13 - 15 November 2012, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 8th Meet the Professor. Advanced International Breast Cancer Conference (AIBCC), November 15-17, 2012, Padova , Italy - under the Patronage of Senology.org
• 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium , December 4-8, 2012, San Antonio, TX, USA

Literature Selection

• Tavani A et al.: "Dietary folates and cancer risk in a network of case-control studies", Ann Oncol. 2012 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print]
• Nam JH et al.: "Association of the interval between endoscopies with gastric cancer stage at diagnosis in a region of high prevalence,", Cancer. 2012 Jul 16. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27495. [Epub ahead of print]
• de Vathaire F et al.: "Radiation dose to the pancreas and risk of diabetes mellitus in childhood cancer survivors: a retrospective cohort study", Lancet Oncol. 2012 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print]
• Levenback CF et al.: "Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Women With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study, J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print]
• Wilt TJ et al.: "Radical prostatectomy versus observation for localized prostate cancer", N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 19;367(3):203-13
• Heijnsdijk EA et al. : "Quality-of-life effects of prostate-specific antigen screening", N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 16;367(7):595-605
• Choe KS et al.: "Aspirin Use and the Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality in Men Treated With Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy", J Clin Oncol. 2012 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]
• Kunath F et al.: "Tamoxifen for the management of breast events induced by non-steroidal antiandrogens in patients with prostate cancer: A systematic review", BMC Med. 2012 Aug 28;10(1):96. [Epub ahead of print]
• Petrelli F et al.: "Risk of venous and arterial thromboembolic events associated with anti-EGFR agents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials", Ann Oncol. 2012 Jul;23(7):1672-9

Fragments of History

• 1910 - Discovery of a viral cause of avian cancer by Francis Peyton Rous (Baltimora, October 5, 1879 - New York, February 16, 1970). Rous P. : "A transmissible avian neoplasm (Sarcoma of the common fowl)", J Exp Med. 1910 Sep 1;12(5).696-705

Literature Selection

• Le Ray I et al.: "Local estrogen therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence among hormone-treated patients: a nested case-control study", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Sep;135(2):603-9
• Nichols HB et al.: "Postoophorectomy Estrogen Use and Breast Cancer Risk", Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul;120(1):27-36