ASCO Backs New Guidelines on Lumpectomy MarginsASCO Backs New Guidelines on Lumpectomy Margins
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has endorsed new guidelines establishing margins for lumpectomy in women undergoing breast-conserving therapy (BCT). Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - April 11, 2014 Category: OBGYN Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

UCLA hospitals serve up antibiotic-free beef and chicken
Patients, staff and visitors to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica can now enjoy a healthier version of the traditional burger-and-fries lunch. The hospitals' menus now include burgers made from antibiotic-free, grass-fed beef and herb roasted potatoes, as well as antibiotic-free chicken breasts.    With the changes, the hospitals are helping lead the trend toward serving healthier, antibiotic-free meats.    This move is in line with other initiatives instituted recently by the health system to promote a healthier community, including banning fried foods, offering "meatless Mond...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 4, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

UCLA hospitals serve up antibiotic-free beef and chicken
Patients, staff and visitors to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica can now enjoy a healthier version of the traditional burger-and-fries lunch. The hospitals' menus now include burgers made from antibiotic-free, grass-fed beef and herb roasted potatoes, as well as antibiotic-free chicken breasts.    With the changes, the hospitals are helping lead the trend toward serving healthier, antibiotic-free meats.    This move is in line with other initiatives instituted recently by the health system to promote a healthier community, including banning fried foods, offerin...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 2, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

MR with optical imaging finds small breast tumors
A new breast-conserving surgical technique combines presurgical MRI with optical (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Mastectomy not always best to treat breast cancer early, researchers say
In some cases women would have been better off having lumpectomy rather than having breast removed, study claimsUp to 200 British women diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer each year might be undergoing mastectomies because of failures in managing treatment, researchers have suggested.Failures by radiologists or pathologists to accurately measure the disease, lack of communication between specialist hospital teams and the patients' choice of surgical procedure mean women are not getting the optimum treatment.In some cases, women would have been better off having a lumpectomy – known as breast conservation surger...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 21, 2014 Category: Science Authors: James Meikle Tags: Breast cancer Health Society Medical research Science NHS UK news The Guardian Editorial Source Type: news

Breast-Sparing Tops Mastectomy in New Analysis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Breast-conserving surgery led to improved cancer-specific survival in early breast cancer as compared with mastectomy, with or without radiation therapy, a large retrospective review showed. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 20, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

ASTRO and SSO issue breast-conserving surgery guideline
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Society of Surgical (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 12, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ASTRO and SSO issue consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with WBI
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) The American Society for Radiation Oncology and the Society of Surgical Oncology are pleased to announce the publication of the consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stages I and II invasive breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 10, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Extended outcomes from APBI show tumor control, breast cosmesis and minimal late toxicity
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Long-term (five-year) outcomes of breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control and breast cosmesis (cosmetic outcomes) with minimal late toxicity, according to a study published in the Feb. 1, 2014, print edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 29, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

SEER Study: Less Surgery, Longer Breast Cancer SurvivalSEER Study: Less Surgery, Longer Breast Cancer Survival
A large observational study of early breast cancer indicates that disease-specific survival is better with breast-conserving therapy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 17, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Survival Better With Lumpectomy Than With MastectomySurvival Better With Lumpectomy Than With Mastectomy
A large observational study of early breast cancer indicates that disease-specific survival is better with breast-conserving therapy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 16, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Research roundup – 10 January 2014
Our weekly round-up aimed at showcasing the latest research across the subject spectrum at UK universitiesScience• University of SouthamptonScientists have revealed the colour scheme of an extinct marine animal using fossilised skin pigment from ancient reptiles. Previously, they could only guess what colours huge reptiles had. Gareth Dyke, senior lecturer in vertebrate palaeontology at the University of Southampton, one of the scientists who made the discovery, says: "The most sensational aspect of the investigation is that it can now be established that these ancient marine reptiles were, at least partially, dark-colou...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 10, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Claire Shaw Tags: University of Southampton Blogposts Guardian Professional King's College London Nottingham Trent University Social sciences Academics Research University of Manchester Higher education Higher Education Network Institute of Education Source Type: news

Cosmetic outcomes after breast-conserving therapy may vary by race
(Wolters Kluwer Health) As perceived by both patients and doctors, the cosmetic results after "lumpectomy" for breast cancer differ for African-American versus Caucasian women, suggests a pilot study in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -- Global Open, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 8, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Radiotherapy is less often used by breast cancer patients with young children
Radiotherapy (RT) after breast conserving surgery (BCS) has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence. However, although younger women tend to have more aggressive tumors and have higher risks of recurrence than older BC patients, they are less likely to receive RT after BCS, according to a study published December 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although treatment patterns among older BC patients have been well-studied, factors affecting non-compliance among younger women are not well-known. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news