
Patrick Borgen, MD, discusses the benefits of early detection versus overtreatment of breast cancer associated with routine breast cancer screening.

Patrick Borgen, MD, discusses the benefits of early detection versus overtreatment of breast cancer associated with routine breast cancer screening.

Patrick Borgen, MD, shares his thoughts on the ethics and the efficacy of undergoing pre-emptive double mastectomy in women who have a BRCA mutation, which can greatly increase their risk for breast and ovarian cancers.

Experts review an innovative study, called the ATEMPT study, which looks at adjuvant T-DM1 in women with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Debu Tripathy, MD, editor-in-chief of CURE magazine, shares the latest research in metastatic breast cancer, including targeted drugs being tested in early-phase studies that appear promising, including the PARP inhibitor veliparib, the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib and the anti-angiogenesis drug trametinib.