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Literature Selection

• Augustin LS et al.: "Associations of bread and pasta with the risk of cancer of the breast and colorectum", Ann Oncol. 2013 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print]
• Rose AA et al.: "Blood levels of vitamin D and early stage breast cancer prognosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print]
• Li W et al.: "Occupational exposure to magnetic fields and breast cancer among women textile workers in Shanghai, China", Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct 1;178(7):1038-45
• Jammallo LS et al.: "Impact of body mass index and weight fluctuation on lymphedema risk in patients treated for breast cancer", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print]
• Wassertheil-Smoller S et al.: "Multivitamin and mineral use and breast cancer mortality in older women with invasive breast cancer in the women's health initiative", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print]
• Mariani P et al.: "Liver metastases from breast cancer: Surgical resection or not? A case-matched control study in highly selected patients", Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Oct 6 [Epub ahead of print]
• Chavez-MacGregor M et al.: "Trastuzumab-Related Cardiotoxicity Among Older Patients With Breast Cancer", J Clin Oncol. 2013 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]
• Lynch SP et al.: "Breast Cancer Multifocality and Multicentricity and Locoregional Recurrence", Oncologist. 2013 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Editorial

• "Re-excision in breast cancer patients with lobular carcinoma in situ at the final surgical margins"-  Betro Sadek, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
   
  "We reviewed 2358 patient records to assess the impact of the presence of Lobular Carcinoma In-Situ (LCIS) at the surgical margins after the final breast-conserving surgery on local control. All patients underwent lumpectomy and breast radiation. Our study did not find a statistically significant increase in loco-regional recurrence with the presence of LCIS-positive/close surgical margins in patients treated for invasive cancer with breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy. Therefore, our data suggest that LCIS-positive/close surgical margins after lumpectomy are not an indication for surgical re-excision or mastectomy”.
  (Commentary on:  Sadek BT et al.: "Risk of Local Failure in Breast Cancer Patients With Lobular Carcinoma In Situ at the Final Surgical Margins: Is Re-excision Necessary?", Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Sep 21[Epub ahead of print])

Discussion

•   "Re-excision or mastectomy is unnecessary in women with lobular carcinoma in situ at final surgical margins" -  Share your opinion on LinkedIn

Questions and Answers 

• Breast Cancer Workshop Summary - with Serena Wong, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey , Brunswick, NJ, USA

Calendar of Events

• Advanced Breast Cancer Second International Consensus Conference (ABC2), November 7-9, 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
• 9th Meet the Professor. Advanced International Breast Cancer Conference (AIBCC), November 11-13, Padova, Italy - with patronage of Senology
• Update in Breast Imaging, 22-23 November, Ostend, Belgium
• 36th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 10-14, 2013, San Antonio, TX, USA

Literature Selection

• Williams CL et al.: "Cancer Risk among Children Born after Assisted Conception", N Engl J Med. 2013 Nov 7;369(19):1819-27
• Bravi F et al.: "Coffee Reduces Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Updated Meta-analysis",  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Nov;11(11):1413-1421
• Oettle H et al.: "Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine and Long-term Outcomes Among Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer: The CONKO-001 Randomized Trial", JAMA. 2013 Oct 9;310(14):1473-1481
• Gomez-Martin C et al.: "Level of HER2 Gene Amplification Predicts Response and Overall Survival in HER2-Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer Treated With Trastuzumab", J Clin Oncol. 2013 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]
• Helmus DS et al.: "Red Meat-Derived Heterocyclic Amines Increase Risk of Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study", Nutr Cancer. 2013 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Questions and Answers 

• Melanoma  Workshop Summary - with Ryan Sullivan, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
• Prostate Cancer Workshop Summary - with E. David Crawford, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
• Pancreatic Cancer Workshop Summary - with Darren Carpizo, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Literature Selection

• Manson JE et al.: "Menopausal hormone therapy and health outcomes during the intervention and extended poststopping phases of the Women's Health Initiative randomized trials", JAMA. 2013 Oct 2;310(13):1353-68
• Ronco G. et al.: "Efficacy of HPV-based screening for prevention of invasive cervical cancer: follow-up of four European randomised controlled trials", Lancet. 2013 Nov 1[Epub ahead of print]