Patient Stories

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Mary Chamberlin cancer research highlight

Clinical trial trend shows better adherence to breast cancer medication

Data from the first year of a large clinical trial shows fewer side effects and better adherence to breast cancer medication when started before surgery.

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Breast Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Watch this brief video to hear Dartmouth Cancer Center providers talk about breast cancer screening and its value.

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Kari Rosenkranz, MD

Breast cancer research at Dartmouth Cancer Center

October is breast cancer awareness month. Here are just a few of the many breast cancer research projects happening at Dartmouth Cancer Center today.

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Headshot of Kimberly G. Ellis, MD, superimposed over hand holding vial of Magtrace

New Dartmouth Health breast surgeon offers cutting-edge cancer-tracing technology for first time in New Hampshire

Dartmouth Health patients in southern New Hampshire now have access to a fellowship-trained breast surgeon, affiliated with a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, in their area.

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Todd W. Miller, PhD

New treatment possibility for ER+ breast cancer is headed toward clinical trials

A new study finds that combining estrogen and PARP inhibitors shows promise in treating ER+ breast cancer.

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Todd Miller & Gary Schwartz

A promising new strategy to treat metastatic breast cancer

Results of a recent clinical trial show that alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies is effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

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Kari M. Rosenkranz, MD Cancer Research Highlight

Patients with multiple breast tumors have safe new options

A new research study shows that breast-conserving surgery is a safe treatment option for some patients with multiple breast lesions.

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Linda Vahdat, MD, MBA

Q&A with Linda T. Vahdat, MD, MBA: Advancing the patient experience through research

Patients don’t need to travel to Boston or New York for life-changing clinical trials. Linda T. Vahdat, MD, MBA, outlines how she's helping transform research and patient care as Deputy Director of Dartmouth Cancer Center.

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Shauna M. McVorran, MD, placing a brachytherapy implant

Q&A with Shauna M. McVorran, MD: Excellence in brachytherapy

As one of the few fellowship-trained brachytherapists in the US, Shauna M. McVorran, MD, explains how this unique therapy benefits patients at Dartmouth Cancer Center.

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The 41st Prouty

Where do Prouty donations go? Fall 2022

The newest Prouty Pilot cancer research projects underway at Dartmouth Cancer Center

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