Key clinical takeaway is that in contemporary breast cancer pathology, most ER-low (< 10%) tumors will require chemotherapy and endocrine therapy.

Airlines are handling baggage fees backwards.
Let people check 2 bags for free, but charge them to carry more than 1 bag/knapsack/briefcase on board. That will alleviate the absurd boarding rituals and delays.

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These sort of reports are losing their novelty quickly. AI can probably do most tests/reports as well as average specialists in most fields. That is not the question. The question is: how can we use it to make healthcare better, and to make doctoring more humane and useful.

With a hybrid format, this meeting is open to clinicians around the world. Not to be missed.

Springtime tasks:
1. Stow away sweaters
2. Plant garden
3. Sign up for Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber breast cancer course in July, with surgery/radiation/nursing/medical oncology all-star faculty. Info and registration at: cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu/breast-cancer-…

A blimp hovers over Suburban Boston as the metro area gets ready for ⁦Boston Marathon⁩

'Last January, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and immediately began treatment at Dana-Farber. I had lost a family member to cancer just a few years ago and it was scary to know I was now in that position myself. What has helped me stay positive through it all was knowing that

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Interesting discussion of AI-mammograms, a likely future for screening for breast cancer.

nytimes.com/2024/04/08/wel…

Dean George Daley George Q Daley welcomes future students Harvard Medical School The Class of ‘28, the best class evah!

Skeptical of the methodology here. Looks like they had exactly 5 people (or bots) responding based on % given in answers.

The @radcliffepitches storm the stage ⁦Harvard Arts⁩

The hallmark 'Hallmarks of Cancer' paper gets an upgrade to v 3.0 in this issue of Cell. A little bit of something for everyone studying cancer in the lab.

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The hallmark 'Hallmarks of Cancer' paper gets an upgrade to v 3.0 in this issue of Cell. A little bit of something for everyone studying cancer in the lab.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our Dana-Farber Fellows are THE best.

Last Friday we discussed alternative pathways in academic oncology with our Dana-Farber fellows.

Great discussion and even better questions.

Thanks Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, FASCO for the invite!

What the Princess of Wales can teach us all about a cancer diagnosis. Some reflections as she invites us to sit beside her on the bench.

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Listen to the latest ASCO podcast where Dr. Angela DeMichele (@AngieDemichele), Dr. Lynn Henry, and Dr. Harold Burstein (@DrHBurstein) discuss the rapid guideline update on endocrine and targeted therapy for HR+, HER2+ #MetastaticBreastCancer
Listen here:
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The NFL to use Boston Dynamics robots to return kick-offs while avoiding head injuries to players.

What are the NFL's new kickoff rules, and are they really safer? bostonglobe.com/2024/03/23/spo… via The Boston Globe

Raising awareness and critical funding for cancer research #SSO2024 Tari King MD Laura Dominici MD Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery Dana-Farber’s Breast Oncology Center

What the Princess of Wales can teach us all about a cancer diagnosis. Some reflections as she invites us to sit beside her on the bench.

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