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Screening reduces mastectomy rates
The introduction of breast screening has brought about a reduction in mastectomy rates, despite recent suggestions that screening increases the number of mastectomies as a result of overdiagnosis, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Between 1990 and 1996, over 59,000 women aged 50-69 years were invited to at least one breast screen as part of the... view more... (2002-08-21)
Surgeon warns that hospitals need to face the resource implications of breast reconstruction surgery
Roughly three mastectomies can be carried out in the time it takes to do a mastectomy immediately followed by breast reconstruction surgery, a surgeon reported to the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona today (Thursday 21 March). Stephen Dace (who was a Senior Registrar at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Liverpool, UK, at... view more... (2002-03-19)
98 percent of elective mastectomy patients would have reconstruction again, says ASPS study
Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again. view more (2008-07-08)
Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy
Women whose cells harbor harmful mutations in the BRCA genes are likely to view preventive mastectomy as the best way to reduce their risk and fears of developing breast cancer, despite other, less drastic options available. view more (2009-03-09)
19% of women don't receive recommended radiation after mastectomy
One-fifth of women who should receive radiation after a mastectomy are not getting this potentially lifesaving treatment, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. view more (2009-02-04)
PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMYImperial Cancer surgeon argues for scheme to find out if removal of healthy breasts justified in women at high risk of cancer
A London surgeon, Professor Ian Fentiman of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Breast Oncology Group, has called for the creation of a compulsory register of all women who undergo prophylactic mastectomy. Only in this way, he says, will we find out if operating to remove the breast tissue of healthy women at high risk of breast cancer really does... view more... (1998-11-18)
Second breast cancer may be greater than thought for high-risk women without BRCA mutations
A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With the increased risk of cancer in these women, should sentinel node biopsy be considered at the time of prophylactic mastectomy,... view more... (2008-05-05)
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)
Women with breast cancer who choose preventive mastectomies
Most women with cancer in one breast who decide to have the unaffected breast removed along with the diseased breast don't regret the decision and have a quality of life equal to patients who didn't have a preventive mastectomy, according to a survey of breast cancer survivors. view more (2006-03-20)
Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances in breast cancer patients
Breast implants after mastectomy to treat breast cancer do not reduce the long-term survival of patients, reveals the first study on the long-term effects of breast implants, published today in Breast Cancer Research. view more (2004-12-20)
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)
More Women Are Choosing Double Mastectomy Even When Breast Cancer Is Confined to a Single Breast
Researchers are reporting a 150 percent increase between 1998 and 2003 in American women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breast-a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). view more (2007-11-16)
Mastectomies on the rise and MRI use may explain part of the trend, say Mayo researchers
The number of women undergoing mastectomy (total breast removal) for early-stage breast cancer has increased in the last three years at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The increase follows a steady decline during the prior seven years. view more (2008-05-16)
More women choosing to remove healthy breast after cancer diagnosis
A new study of New York State data finds that the number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival. view more (2009-09-28)
Altering time of breast biopsy may improve mastectomy reconstruction process
Altering the standard step-by-step procedure that takes women facing a mastectomy from diagnosis to surgery to reconstruction can improve the process and help in determining if immediate reconstruction is the best course of action. view more (2005-10-11)
Young Breast Cancer Patients Who Chose Lumpectomies Should Have Indefinite Follow-Up Because Of Late Recurrence Risk
Young breast cancer patients who have breast conserving treatment are at higher risk of recurrence many years later than are older women who have the same treatment or women who have mastectomies, according to research published (Monday 3 November) in Annals of Oncology.[1] The researchers are definitely not saying that breast conservation... view more... (2003-10-31)
Concern Over Poor UK Recruitment To Chemotherapy Trials For Women At High Risk Of Breast Cancer (pp 853, 889)
The effectiveness of prophylactic chemotherapy for women who are at a high risk of breast cancer may remain unclear unless more UK women are recruited to chemotherapy trials, conclude authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Appropriate management of women at high lifetime risk of familial breast cancer is hampered because... view more... (2001-09-12)
RI Hospital first in country to enroll patient in new study for recurrent chest wall breast cancer
Rhode Island Hospital is one of only four sites across the country to participate in a new clinical trial called the DIGNITY Study. view more (2009-07-21)
New study reveals big disparity between countries in breast conservation rates
Hamburg, Germany: The rates of conservation surgery for breast cancer vary hugely between countries, delegates at the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference heard today (Friday 19 March). In France 72% of patients had breast conservation surgery but in Poland it was only 2%. The figures come from an analysis of surgical techniques used in an... view more... (2004-03-17)
MRI's high false positive rate has little impact on women's choice of preventive mastectomy
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women with a high, inherited risk of developing the disease. However, this high rate of false positives does not have a major impact on a woman's decision whether or not to have a prophylactic... view more... (2008-03-26)
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