SABCS 2020 highlights through an Australian lens

Join the limbic and a panel of experts as they present their highlights from the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020 and discuss how the latest research outcomes may impact care in Australia. ...

Join the limbic and a panel of experts as they present their highlights from the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer...

Workforce

‘Carer effect’ of parenting impacts female doctors most, study shows

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a parent in a phenomenon dubbed the ‘carer effect’ by new Australian research. In dual-doctor households, female doctors cut their working hours...

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a...

Breast Cancer

Professor Sherene Loi: high TIL a robust marker of breast cancer prognosis

Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are an important prognostic biomarker in triple-negative (TNBC) and HER2-positive breast cancer. Speaking at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), Professor Sherene Loi from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, gave an overview of the evidence for...

Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are an important prognostic biomarker in triple-negative (TNBC) and HER2-positive breast cancer. Speaking at the San Antonio...

Breast Cancer

Choice of anastrozole v tamoxifen all about the AEs

The IBIS-II DCIS study has failed to show any significant differences in the rate of recurrence in postmenopausal women with DCIS who receive anastrozole versus tamoxifen after their surgery. The study, presented during the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, randomised...

The IBIS-II DCIS study has failed to show any significant differences in the rate of recurrence in postmenopausal women with...