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Over the last several decades, improvements in breast cancer treatment have contributed to increased cure rates for women diagnosed with this malignancy. Consequently, great importance should be paid to the long-term side effects of systemic therapies. For young women (defined as per guideline ≤40 years at diagnosis) who undergo chemotherapy,...

The diagnosis of breast cancer during pregnancy represents a challenging situation for the patient, her caregivers and physicians. Pregnancy adds complexity to oncological treatment planning, as many therapies can be potentially dangerous to the fetus. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to offer a proper care for obtaining the...

Purpose: Recent studies have demonstrated that erlotinib therapy may be considered an option for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer who experienced disease progression after treatment with gefitinib, particularly in patients in whom the disease had been stabilized for a long time prior to gefitinib therapy. The aim of this study...