October 29, 2018
BEAUTY trial charts an individualized path to breast cancer treatment
Article by Julie Janovsky Mason Watch Elena’s story here: Six years ago, Elena Blevins discovered a lump on her right breast as she was getting dressed. “At first I thought it was cyst,” she says, initially dismissing the lump as she focused on her job and family. After several months, she became increasingly tired. […]
Tags: #Breast Cancer Awareness Month, #Dr. Donald Northfelt, #Mayo Clinic Breast Clinic, Beauty Study, breast cancer, Mayo Clinic Arizona campus, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine
November 30, 2017
3 ways Mayo Clinic is advancing individualized approaches to breast cancer treatment
By Sharon Rosen
By Sharon Rosen and Susan Buckles Approximately one out of eight American women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. In the U.S., it is estimated that more than 315,000 women will be diagnosed this year with breast cancer. While statistics show fewer women are dying from the disease, breast cancer still remains the second […]
Tags: #blood tests, #breast cancer screening, #cancer detection, #cancer treatment, #Dr. Ciara O'Sullivan, #Dr. Minetta Liu, #genetic factors, #individualized therapy, #liquid biopsies, #xenografts, Beauty Study, breast cancer
May 19, 2017
Personalized care for aggressive breast cancers: 4 steps forward from the BEAUTY study
By Sharon Rosen
Chemotherapy substantially reduces the chance that certain types of breast cancer will return or spread to other parts of the body and improves survival. Chemotherapy before surgery is a standard approach to treat women with aggressive breast cancer. However, chemotherapy does not shrink tumors in all women. Mayo Clinic researchers are turning to genomic sequencing […]
Tags: #aggressive breast cancer, #chemotherapy-resistant cancer, #patient derived xenografts, #PDX, #personalized therapies, #xenografts, Beauty Study, biomarkers, breast cancer, center for individualized medicine, chemotherapy, DNA Sequencing
January 1, 2015
How Individualizing Breast Cancer Improved This Patient’s Care
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Holly Boehle continues to reflect on the little things that make a difference in her care — the differentiators that brought her to Mayo Clinic and continue to give her hope today. Boehle of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two years ago. Subsequently, she learned of Mayo Clinic’s care […]
Tags: BEAUTY, Beauty Study, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic