Patients treated with radiation therapy who have tumors in left breast have comparable overall survival to those with tumors in right breast
Tumor laterality (left-side vs. right-side) does not impact overall survival in breast cancer patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant external beam radiation therapy, according to a study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Patients who have left breast tumors have comparable OS to those with right breast tumors
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Tumor laterality (left-side vs. right-side) does not impact overall survival in breast cancer patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant external beam radiation therapy, according to a study published in the Oct. 1, 2014 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 20, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Benefit of endocrine therapy in elderly women with low risk hormone receptor positive breast cancer?
(Fox Chase Cancer Center) Treatment with endocrine therapy and radiation therapy as part of breast conservation is the current standard of care for women with hormone-receptor positive invasive breast cancer. A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, however, shows that combination may not be necessary for all patient populations with the disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 16, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Use of Breast-Saving Tx Sees Economic Shift
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Socioeconomic factors have replaced practice-related factors as the drivers of disparities in use of breast-conserving therapy, investigators reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 10, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Breast-Sparing Therapy May Give Survival Bump
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Breast-conserving therapy may offer a survival advantage over mastectomy for patients with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - September 5, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Disparities persist in early-stage breast cancer treatment
Despite its acceptance as standard of care for early stage breast cancer almost 25 years ago, barriers still exist that preclude patients from receiving breast conserving therapy (BCT), with some still opting for a mastectomy, according to research. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 4, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Breast conserving therapy shows survival benefit compared to mastectomy in early-stage patients with hormone receptor positive disease
When factoring in what is now known about breast cancer biology and heterogeneity, breast conserving therapy (BCT) may offer a greater survival benefit over mastectomy to women with early stage, hormone-receptor positive disease, according to research. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 4, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Disparities persist in early-stage breast cancer treatment, MD Anderson study finds
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Despite its acceptance as standard of care for early stage breast cancer almost 25 years ago, barriers still exist that preclude patients from receiving breast conserving therapy, with some still opting for a mastectomy, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 4, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breast conserving therapy shows survival benefit compared to mastectomy in early-stage patients
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) When factoring in what is now known about breast cancer biology and heterogeneity, breast conserving therapy may offer a greater survival benefit over mastectomy to women with early stage, hormone-receptor positive disease, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 4, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Disparities persist in early-stage breast cancer treatment, MD Anderson study finds
Despite its acceptance as standard of care for early stage breast cancer
almost 25 years ago, barriers still exist that preclude patients from
receiving breast conserving therapy (BCT), with some still opting for a
mastectomy, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. (Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases)
Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - September 4, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breast conserving therapy shows survival benefit compared to mastectomy in early-stage patients with hormone receptor positive disease
When factoring in what is now known about breast cancer biology and
heterogeneity, breast conserving therapy (BCT) may offer a greater
survival benefit over mastectomy to women with early stage,
hormone-receptor positive disease, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. (Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases)
Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - September 4, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Lumpectomy 'as effective as double mastectomy'
Conclusion
This large US cohort study of women with early stage breast cancer in one breast has found no 10-year mortality benefit associated with bilateral mastectomy (removal of both breasts) compared with breast-conserving surgery (also known as lumpectomy, where the cancer and a border of healthy tissue is removed) plus radiotherapy.
Unilateral mastectomy was associated with a slightly increased risk of 10-year mortality, although the absolute difference was only 4%.
However, as there were significant differences between the patients receiving the different surgical options it makes it likely that the increase in ris...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice Source Type: news
Increase seen in use of double mastectomy
(The JAMA Network Journals) Among women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in California, the percentage undergoing a double mastectomy increased substantially between 1998 and 2011, although this procedure was not associated with a lower risk of death than breast-conserving surgery plus radiation, according to a study in the Sept. 3 issue of JAMA. The authors did find that surgery for the removal of one breast was associated with a higher risk of death than the other options examined in the study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Symptoms after breast cancer surgery need to be treated on an individual basis
(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) For those affected, breast cancer is a dramatic diagnosis. Patients often have to endure chemotherapy and surgery, which, depending on the individual scenario, may mean breast conserving surgery or breast removal -- mastectomy. In the aftermath, many women experience symptoms such as pain, fatigue/exhaustion, or sleep disturbances. However, the symptoms are highly individual, as Stefan Feiten and colleagues emphasize in a recent study reported in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
MRI finds 2nd cancers after breast conservation therapy
Women who have had breast conservation therapy have an increased risk of developing (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 14, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
