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Less Treatment May Be Fine for Some Women With Breast Cancer

December 10, 2020 Postmenopausal women may be able to skip some treatments, thereby avoiding some debilitating side effects, new research says.  Roy James Shakespeare/Getty Images It may be possible for some postmenopausal women to avoid some breast cancer treatment without compromising survival, according to two new studies presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), hosted by UT Health San Antonio, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine. The meeting was held virtually December 8 to 11. One study found that postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer who were at low risk of recurrence can skip chemotherapy after surgery. The other found that older patients may be able to skip radiation therapy following breast-conserving surgery.

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