Page 94 2026 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2026 For more on these tests, see Newer and Experimental Breast Imaging Tests on the American Cancer Society website. Breast cancer treatment New kinds of treatments for breast cancer are always being studied. For example, in recent years, several new targeted drugs have been approved to treat breast cancer. More and better treatment options are needed, especially for cancers like triple-negative breast cancer, where some types of medicines aren’t likely to be helpful. New types of treatment Research being done on new types of treatment includes: • Testing whether different types of radiation therapy, such as proton beam radiation, might be better than standard radiation. • Combining different types of drugs to see whether they work better together. • Trying to find new drugs or drug combinations that might help treat breast cancer that has spread to the brain. • Treating hormone-positive and HER2negative advanced breast cancer with newer drugs called selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs), such as elacestrant and imlunestrant, if the tumor cells have an ESR1 gene change. • Testing different immunotherapy drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer. • Studying and expanding the use of antibodydrug conjugates (ADCs), which deliver chemotherapy directly to cancer cells. These drugs are already used for some types of breast cancer, and researchers are looking at using them earlier in treatment. • Finding new treatment options when breast cancer becomes resistant to current treatments. Whether less treatment is better Since many cancer treatments have side effects, research is being done to weigh the benefits and risks of each treatment. For example, studies are being done to determine: • Whether some women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) can be watched closely instead of being treated with surgery. • Which people with breast cancer need
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