The 18th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference, which took place in Vienna, Austria, in March 2023, looked at important new findings for local and systemic therapies for early breast cancer. Its main focus was on looking at different types of treatments. Newer, more effective drugs in both the preoperative (primary or neoadjuvant) and postoperative (adjuvant) settings have made it clear how important it is to use a multidisciplinary approach when choosing a treatment plan, especially for systemic therapy that is specific to each patient. The consensus panel made it clear that discussions between professionals from different fields about the clinical benefits of interventions are very important. They see them as an essential part of coming up with the best treatment plan with the right level of intensity and duration. There were a lot of disagreements among the panelists about how to treat common ductal/no special type and lobular breast cancer, which make up the vast majority of breast tumors. The panelists’ expert opinions were based on how they interpreted the available data, what they do in their jobs now, and personal and socioeconomic factors that affect patients. They also took into account how reimbursement and access are different around the world. The panelists strongly advocated patient participation in well-designed clinical studies whenever feasible. Keeping these things in mind, the St. Gallen Consensus Conference wants to help doctors decide which treatments are best for early-stage breast cancer and find the best balance between treatment benefit and toxicity. This way, both patients and doctors can make smart decisions through a shared decision-making process.
Keywords: ER-positive breast cancer surgery; HER2-positive breast cancer; early breast cancer; radiation therapy; triple-negative breast cancer.
Have you ever come across the word “gnant” and wondered what it means? As an avid logophile and etymology enthusiast, obscure and unfamiliar words have always fascinated me In my recent explorations down the rabbit hole of uncommon lexicon, I encountered this peculiar term, which left me scratching my head That sparked an intriguing quest to uncover the origins and meaning of gnant.
When I first stumbled upon gnant, the limited information available indicated it was likely a surname. However I remained unconvinced and dug deeper to satisfy my curiosity. My perseverant research eventually revealed an intriguing backstory.
The truth is, gnant does not appear to be an established word in the English language. In fact, it arose recently due to an unfortunate case of misspelling, producing an accidental neologism reminiscent of a portmanteau.
Here’s the scoop. The word gnant surfaced online in forums and websites when people mistakenly typed it instead of “giant” or “gaunt”. These errors occurred mostly because “g”, “n” and “a” sit next to each other on QWERTY keyboards. Some folks missed the “i” or “u” when typing hurriedly, inadvertently creating the blend “gnant”.
Amusingly, many readers ended up googling this weird looking term, assuming it was an actual word they didn’t know. I admit I fell into the same trap when I first saw it! As gnant gained traction online, a few dictionaries added stub entries for it, further imbuing it with a semblance of legitimacy.
But make no mistake – gnant is simply an accidental mashup birthed from rapid typing mishaps. It has no formal definition or established usage. Nonetheless, this quirky backstory of a faux word born from keyboard errors certainly charmed my inner etymology nerd!
In my foray to demystify gnant, I also uncovered some other interesting tidbits:
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Given its origins from typos, gnant is classified as an autocorrect neologism – a newly coined word inadvertently created due to auto-correction or typing mistakes. Some other amusing examples are “ducking” and “Easter worshippers”.
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While gnant has no formal meaning speculative definitions put it forth as a blend of “giant” and “gaunt” referring to someone tall and thin. Quite fitting given its parentage!
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Gnant enjoys moderate popularity on social media thanks to people sharing their anecdotes of being duped into looking up this mysterious word. The result? A viral meme celebrating a digital-age lexical mishap!
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Linguists think such autocorrect neologisms highlight how integral technology is in shaping modern language. Typos and glitches now give birth to new words!
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Gnant does not appear in any reputable dictionaries yet. However, its proliferation online has led some crowdsourced resources like Urban Dictionary to create informal entries for it.
Who knew a misspelled slip of the keys could spawn such an intriguing lexical tale? I for one love these unplanned neologisms birthed through technology. They add to the constant evolution of language. And in case you were wondering – no, you didn’t forget an actual word when you scratched your head over “gnant”. It does not exist beyond its accidental digital creation!
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