SMJ articles in the category "premenopausal"

Original Article

Does the Number of Positive Nodes in pN1 Premenopausal HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer Patients with a Low 21-Gene Recurrence Score Predict Chemotherapy Benefit?

Objectives: The RxPONDER trial showed premenopausal patients with pT1-2 N1 hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2− breast cancer benefit from chemotherapy regardless of 21-gene recurrence score (RS), but it did not analyze whether the number of positive lymph nodes (+LNs) was correlative of outcomes. Our study sought to evaluate whether the number of…

Posted in: breast cancer 44 chemotherapy 15 premenopausal 2

Expired CME Article

Low Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women

With the proliferation of bone densitometers, an increasing number of premenopausal women are having their bone density tested. Approximately 15% of premenopausal women have bone mineral density that is more than 1 standard deviation less than the young-adult mean, and approximately 0.6% are more than 2.5 standard deviation below young-adult…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 fracture 7 osteopenia 5 Osteoporosis 29 premenopausal 2
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