In a nutshell The present study tested whether Lobular Neoplasia (LN) diagnosed on Core Needle Biopsy (CNB) leads to breast cancer and if a selected group of patients can be safely observed rather than treated early. The main findings were that not all patients with LN diagnosed on CNB need surgery (excision). Some background Breasts are...
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In a nutshell This article reports long-term results of the UK/ANZ DCIS (“UK/Australia and New Zealand Ductal Carcinoma in Situ”) trial. This study investigated the use of radiation treatment and Tamoxifen treatments in DCIS. Some background Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer....
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In a nutshell This study compared survival rates for two surgical strategies in treating invasive breast cancer. The main finding was that the targeted Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection (SLND) procedure was just as effective as the traditional Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) surgery. Some background Lymph from the breast drains...
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