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Managing Adverse Events and Toxicities HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Tiffany A. Traina, MD,VK Gadi, MD, PhD

Tiffany A. Traina, MD, addresses adverse event monitoring and the range of adverse events patients may experience with front-line treatments for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, particularly highlighting alopecia and diarrhea as common side effects.

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