Tag: breastConservingTreatment

Breast conserving treatment: Breast cancer treatment that avoids removing the entire breast with a mastectomy. Consists at minimum of a lumpectomy plus radiation treatment.

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03/31/18
Ideal time between surgery & radiotherapy after neoadjuvant chemo
07/04/16
Radiotherapy after lumpectomy improves survival in older ER- women
12/06/15
Heavily treated DCIS less likely to progress in the long term
06/02/15
Local recurrence rates for LCIS can be significant
03/09/14
Reconstruction using fat stem cells could promote TN metastasis
01/12/14
Almost 1-in-3 relapse if no radiation after lumpectomy for DCIS
03/13/13
Radiotherapy significantly reduces recurrence in women with DCIS
01/31/13
Radiation treatment improves survival in women with dense breasts
09/16/12
Axillary node dissection unnecessary for some despite micrometastases
06/13/12
It's too early to regrow breasts using fat stem cells
03/19/12
Risk of DCIS relapse or progression continues at least 20 years
02/16/12
Radiotherapy can convert surviving cancer cells into stem cells
12/04/11
Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
10/22/11
Young breast cancer patients require aggressive treatment
10/21/11
Radiotherapy after lumpectomy reduces long-term recurrence
10/20/11
Age and breast cancer subtype influence prognosis after lumpectomy
03/17/11
Radiation after lumpectomy reduces recurrence for DCIS survivors
11/04/10
MRIs find additional disease in 20% of lobular BC patients
03/22/10
Breast reduction surgery may be combined with lumpectomy for DCIS
03/04/10
Delay in radiotherapy increases risk of local recurrence
01/12/10
Risk of BC cell seeding varies according to needle biopsy method

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