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Yoga Unites

Experience the healing benefits of yoga while raising funds and awareness for LBBC’s education and s ... more

Young Survivors News

LBBC, Komen and YSC release photos, set date for 9th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by B ... more

ABC Conference

Our May conference will provide information focused on advanced breast cancer. ... more

 Breast Cancer News

DCIS and Invasive BC

Biological markers may predict risk of invasive breast cancer for women initially diagnosed with DCI ... more

FDA Approves Avastin

The FDA voted February 22 to approve bevacizumab (brand name: Avastin) for first-line treatment of H ... more

Axillary Node Surgery

Study identifies predictive factors for the presence of cancer in non-sentinel lymph nodes and weigh ... more

 Clinical Trials

Tykerb Vs. Herceptin?

Phase III trial will compare lapatinib and trastuzumab in preventing recurrence of early-stage breas ... more

AIs Before Surgery

If you are postmenopausal and have ER+ cancer, you may be eligible for a trial studying aromatase in ... more

Study on Lapatinib

If you have HER2/neu positive, early-stage cancer and did not take Herceptin, you may be eligible to ... more