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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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Anesthetic Injection Reduces Pain of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (en inglés)
Sentinel lymph node biopsy often is performed before or during breast cancer surgery to help figure out if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes. The first step in sentinel lymph node biopsy is i...
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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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More Women with DCIS Opt for Double Mastectomy (en inglés)
A large study found that the number of women who decided to have both breasts removed after being diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in one breast more than tripled between 1998 and 2005.
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Predictive Factors Point to Benefit from Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (en inglés)
Some women who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have that breast and the other healthy breast removed. Usually, the healthy breast is removed because of unders...
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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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Patients Found to Lack Knowledge about Breast Cancer Treatment (en inglés)
A study found that half of more than 1,100 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer didn't understand how lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy compared to mastectomy in:
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Breast Asymmetry after Cancer Surgery Linked to Psychosocial Problems (en inglés)
Breast-conserving surgery, also known as lumpectomy, followed by radiation therapy is a good alternative to mastectomy and usually has better cosmetic results in women diagnosed with small breast cance...
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