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MBCS: Lumpectomy 'Safe' for Young Breast Cancer Patients (en inglés)
Early-stage breast cancer diagnosed in women age 40 and younger has a somewhat worse overall prognosis than early-stage breast cancer diagnosed in older women. Still, lumpectomy followed by radiation t...
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Sentinel Node Dissection Poses No Breast CA Survival Hazard (en inglés)
A study, called the Z0011 trial, suggests that routinely removing the axillary lymph nodes during surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer may not make sense for many women. The axillary lymph nodes...
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ASCO: Survival No Better After Axillary Node Surgery (en inglés)
Three studies suggest that routinely removing the underarm (axillary) lymph nodes during early-stage breast cancer surgery may not make sense for most women. These results were presented at the 2010 Am...
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EBCC: Non-Mastectomy Options for BRCA Breast Cancer (en inglés)
Most inherited cases of breast cancer are associated with one of two abnormal breast cancer genes: BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene one) and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene two). Women with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRC...
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Chronic Pain Common After Breast CA Surgery (en inglés)
About half of women who have breast cancer surgery have continuing pain problems a year or more after surgery, according to a study.
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Unnecessary Mastectomies Called Uncommon (en inglés)
Recent research has suggested that more women are choosing to have mastectomy to treat early-stage breast cancer when lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is a good option. A study wanted to know w...
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ASCO Breast: DCIS Recurs More Often in Younger Women (en inglés)
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Ductal means that the cancer (carcinoma) starts inside the milk ducts. In situ, which means "in its original place...
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New Device Gauges Breast Tumor Margins During Surgery (en inglés)
A very small, preliminary study shows that a new device is good at determining whether the outer edges (called margins) of the mass of tissue removed during lumpectomy are healthy or contain breast can...
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Mastectomy Urged for Recurrent Ipsilateral Breast Cancer After Lumpectomy (en inglés)
For many women, lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is a good alternative to mastectomy as the first treatment for early-stage breast cancer. A study wanted to see if one surgery option was better...
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ASCO Breast: Upper-Body Breast Cancer Surgery Aftermath Often Lingers (en inglés)
A study found that most women who had breast cancer surgery had some type of arm problem (ranging from mild to severe) even 1 1/2 years after surgery. The research was presented at the 2008 American So...
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