Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) represents the most common special subtype of breast cancer. Studies show challenges with imaging, surgical therapy, and systemic therapy selection, arguing for the ...

While the ductal subtype accounts for 70% to 80% of all breast cancers and the lobular subtype accounts for just 10% to 15%, the lobular subtype is more common among peri- and postmenopausal women, is ...

Sichun Yang, PhD, a member of Case CCC's Molecular Oncology Program, and Alberto Montero, MD, a Developmental Therapeutics Program member, are looking for patient advocates for a follow-up study to ...

While researchers work to improve lobular breast cancer screening, innovative treatments are improving outcomes for patients with the condition, which is diagnosed in more than 40,000 Americans each ...

The American Cancer Society has released a report on occurrence and outcomes in the United States for this subtype of breast cancer. Findings show an estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed with ...

Whether a tumor is lobular or a non-special type does not independently predict sentinel node status, as both histological groups demonstrate comparable frequencies of nodal spread and pathological ...

Rates of one type of breast cancer — invasive lobular carcinoma — have been rising in the United States more than three times faster than those of all other breast cancers combined over the past ...

A genetic risk score could one day guide more personalized treatment for high-risk women, while sparing low-risk women from unnecessary procedures. A new genetic analysis could help predict whether ...

Lobular breast cancer rates increased 2.8 percent per year over the past decade, compared with a 0.8 percent annual increase for all other breast cancers. Lobular breast cancer grows in a linear ...