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One-third of breast cancer patients unhappy with cosmetic outcome of lumpectomy
Women with breast cancer often undergo a lumpectomy and radiation to save their breasts and avoid the need for additional reconstructive surgery. view more (2006-10-09)
Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates
A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. view more (2008-10-03)
Breast MRI may help determine surgical management of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
Among women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast appears helpful in determining surgical treatment. view more (2007-05-22)
MRI before surgery leads to better-adapted treatment for breast cancer
The early use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women diagnosed with breast cancer can often lead to a better adapted surgical approach to the tumour. view more (2008-04-16)
Extra radiation dose prevents breast cancer return in young women
Women 40 years and younger with early-stage breast cancer who receive an additional high dose of radiation (boost dose) after undergoing breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) and standard radiation treatment are almost twice as likely to be free of cancer 10 years after treatment compared to those who don't receive the boost dose. view more (2007-10-30)
Conservation treatment or mastectomy for DCIS? New study offers reassuring evidence that women's long-term survival is similar regardless of their initial treatment
Hamburg, Germany: Women who have a type of early breast cancer that is confined to the milk ducts have an equally good chance of successful recovery if the cancer recurs, regardless of how they were treated initially, the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference heard today (Friday 19 March). Professor Dennis Holmes told the meeting in Hamburg that... view more... (2004-03-17)
Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
Radiation therapy after lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely delivered in higher daily doses to greatly reduce treatment time. view more (2007-05-30)
Breast conservation a good option for non-invasive, 'early' breast cancer, U-M study shows
For women diagnosed with a type of non-invasive breast cancer, removing the breast is not the only treatment option. view more (2006-05-08)
M. D. Anderson study finds racial disparities in radiation therapy rates for breast cancer
Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. view more (2008-09-04)
One day radiation may become an option for breast cancer patients
Doctors in Canada are studying the effectiveness of permanent radiation seed implants following lumpectomy as an alternative to whole or partial breast irradiation for early-stage breast cancer patients. view more (2006-01-04)
MRI changes breast cancer treatment choice; increases time to treatment
More than a quarter of breast cancer patients who had an MRI examination before their initial surgical treatment had their treatment change, according to a study out of Yale University School of Medicine. view more (2008-04-14)
Breast Reconstruction Advances Fix Distortions Left by Lumpectomy
Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A benefit of the surgery is that only part of the breast is removed, but a drawback can be the resulting physical appearance of the breast, which may be disfigured, dented or uneven. view more (2008-04-24)
Combination therapy shows improvement for breast cancer patients
Giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time after a lumpectomy helps keep breast cancer from returning locally. view more (2006-12-01)
Study aims to find which breast cancer patients need chemotherapy
Most postmenopausal women with small breast tumors don't need chemotherapy to reduce their recurrence risk after lumpectomy. view more (2007-03-13)
Risk factors linked to pain after breast cancer surgery
A woman's young age, extensive surgery, and whether she suffered severe, post-operative pain are risk factors for developing chronic pain after breast cancer surgery. view more (2006-09-25)
Breast cancer treatment procedure gives women more options
A new minimally invasive approach to partial breast irradiation provides another treatment option for women with breast cancer. The researchers presented their findings today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. view more (2006-11-30)
Breast cancer treatment offers better outcome to women with implants
Women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone breast augmentation may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment called brachytherapy, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). view more (2008-12-01)
Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence
A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies... view more... (2009-11-09)
Normal tissue not spared in new forms of breast cancer radiotherapy
A five day course of radiotherapy to treat breast cancer may, in some cases, expose as much lung and heart tissue to potentially toxic radiation as does the standard six weeks of treatment, say researchers at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. view more (2007-10-31)
Breast MRI spots other cancers, may alter treatment plan
In about 20 percent of women with breast cancer who plan to undergo a lumpectomy, breast magnetic resonance imaging reveals important diagnostic information that alters their treatment plan. view more (2007-12-06)
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