If you've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, you'll be faced with some decisions about the care you'll receive. Depending on the type, location, stage and other aspects of your cancer, you ...
There are a number of options for women when they learn they have breast cancer in its earliest stages, when the tumor is relatively small and has not yet spread. Each option is similarly effective ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new review of a decade's worth of U.S. cancer statistics finds that women who got breast-conserving surgery and radiation to treat early-stage cancer were less likely to ...
Breast cancer patients who opt for partial breast removal may need 2nd surgery. July 12, 2012— -- Partial breast removal surgery to treat cancer is not likely to be a one-time operation, ...
Molecular and genomic predictors of response to single-agent doxorubicin (ADR) versus single-agent docetaxel (DOC) in primary breast cancer (PBC). Background: In women 70 years of age or older with ...
The percentage of women with early stage breast cancer who choose to have the breast-conserving surgery known as lumpectomy has risen slowly in recent years, new research shows. In 1998, slightly more ...
Clinical data from pivotal trial in patients undergoing lumpectomy confirm strong safety profile and growing performance ...
Dr. Silverstein answers: 'What If More Cancer is Found During Lumpectomy?' — -- Question: What will the surgeon do if more cancer is evident during lumpectomy surgery? Answer: If more cancer is ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. This is a common and costly problem: This year, most of 290,000 U.S. people, ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger women with nonmetastatic breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery experienced similar OS as ...
Aug. 9, 2002 — A shorter course of radiation therapy (RT) achieved the same results as the longer, now standard, course of RT for women with clean margins at the time of lumpectomy for breast cancer, ...
In 1974, I started my medical school career with the study of gross anatomy. On the first day of class, our group was assigned a cadaver and told to study the muscles of the chest. Though our cadaver ...