Men with breast cancer have better disease-specific survival than women.

Hypothesis: Male breast cancer patients have better disease-specific survival than carefully matched female breast cancer patients.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University hospital.

Factors correlating with lymph node metastases in patients with T1 breast cancer.

Background: Identification of reliable predictors of axillary metastases (ALNM) may be useful in selecting appropriate management for patients with T1-size breast cancer. This study was undertaken to determine the degree of correlation between ALNM and several variables, including age, race, menopausal status, palpability, tumor size, positive margin on initial excision, histology, grade, lymphatic invasion (LI), estrogen receptor status (ER), progesterone receptor status, S-phase, and ploidy.

Methods: Data from 1416 patients with T1 breast cancers treated at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center between 1989 and 1998 was reviewed.

Randomized trial of black cohosh for the treatment of hot flashes among women with a history of breast cancer.

Purpose: Most breast cancer survivors experience hot flashes; many use complementary or alternative remedies for these symptoms. We undertook a randomized clinical trial of black cohosh, a widely used herbal remedy for menopausal symptoms, among breast cancer patients.

Patients And Methods: Patients diagnosed with breast cancer who had completed their primary treatment were randomly assigned to black cohosh or placebo, stratified on tamoxifen use.