In a nutshell This study aimed to find out if the quality of life after treatment was different in women who had whole breast irradiation (radiation treatment to the whole breast) for early breast cancer compared to women who had accelerated partial breast irradiation (short radiation treatment to part of the breast) with brachytherapy. The...
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In a nutshell This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy with mastectomy in the treatment of breast cancer. The authors found that the patients who had breast conserving therapy with radiation survived longer than those who had mastectomy. Some background The treatment options for breast...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy as an alternative to standard breast irradiation treatments. Some background Breast-conserving surgery followed by whole breast irradiation has become the standard of care in the treatment of small breast cancer tumors. Recent studies have demonstrated that the...
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The present review discusses the principles, methods and complications of breast reconstruction surgery for breast cancer patients who need mastectomy (surgical removal of the entire breast). Women with breast cancer often need extensive surgeries to eliminate the cancer, along with healthy breast tissue, skin or the nipple and areola (the darker area...
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In a nutshell This study (2011) addressed the issue of understaging of invasive breast cancer using core-needle biopsy (CNB). Main findings: in this analysis of trials, about one in four diagnoses of ductal carcinomas in situ (DCIS) at CNB represented understaged invasive breast cancer. Some background CNB is a diagnostic procedure in which cells...
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