Cancer Network Highlights Top Stories From 2014 ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces Cancer Network, a leading online community for oncologists and others who treat cancer and the online home of the journal ONCOLOGY, presents coverage of the 2014 ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, held September 4 – 6 in San Francisco.

Cancer Network offers news, blogs, and podcasts on the latest clinical findings and best practices in oncology.

Some of this year's meeting highlights include:

• Interviews with William M. Sikov, MD, on the relevance of pathologic complete response in breast cancer trials and Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, on risk modification strategies in breast cancer.
• New findings that women opting for double mastectomies are likely to encounter more complications.
• A study that found that patients were more likely to return for a mammogram screening appointment when they received a physician signed letter along with a reminder postcard.
• Research that has identified a group of women with atypical ductal hyperplasia who should be considered to be at low risk for developing cancer.
• A new study showing that treatment with triptorelin could help preserve fertility in premenopausal women with breast cancer.

About UBM Medica US
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About UBM plc
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