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New Study in JNCCN Calls for Continued Aggressive Treatment for Breast Cancer in Women Under 40
A new study from the Stanford Cancer Institute finds that young women who are treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer but have residual tumor in either the breast or lymph nodes have higher chances of recurrence compared to those with no evidence of any residual invasive tumor (pathologic complete response).
“By assessing patient outcomes in a relatively large group of women under 40 treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, this study adds significantly to the existing literature,” said Meena S. Moran, MD, Professor and Director of Yale Radiation Therapy Breast Program, Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital, Member, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) Panel for Breast Cancer.
