Tissue testing during breast cancer lumpectomies
(Mayo Clinic) Unique laboratory testing during breast cancer lumpectomies to make sure surgeons remove all cancerous tissue spares patients the need for a repeat lumpectomy in roughly 96 percent of cases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, a success rate much higher than the rate nationally, a Mayo study shows. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 7, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Tissue Testing During Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Prevents Need for Reoperation 96 Percent of Time
Real-time tissue analysis gives Mayo Clinic much lower reoperation numbers than national rate ROCHESTER, Minn. — Unique laboratory testing during breast cancer lumpectomies to make sure surgeons remove all cancerous tissue spares patients the need for a repeat lumpectomy in roughly 96 percent of cases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, a success rate much higher [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries 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
Cell Enhanced Breast Reconstruction for...
Having a lumpectomy is less drastic than having a mastectomy, but it leaves you with a scar and a dimple where a smooth, full curve used to be. An investigational breast reconstruction technique is being studied that uses your own fat and stem cells to repair the shape of your breast. This technique is called Cell-Enhanced Reconstruction, and uses the Cytori Celution System. Read about Cell Enhanced Breast Reconstruction. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - March 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy
MammoSite breast brachytherapy is an alternative radiation treatment to external beam radiation of the breast. MammoSite breast brachytherapy takes 5 days to completely treat early stage breast cancer with radiation after a lumpectomy. Learn more about MammoSite breast brachytherapy here. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - February 28, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Breast Prostheses Overview
After a mastectomy or lumpectomy for the treatment of breast cancer, you can achieve a symmetrical appearance again by using a breast prosthesis. There are several types available, in various skin tones and sizes. Learn more about types of breast prostheses. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - February 24, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Theraputic Surgery Options
What is a lumpectomy? What are surgical margins, and why should they be clear? Read about what kind of scar to expect and how having a lumpectomy will change your breast. Page 2. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - February 21, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Sex After Breast Cancer
In supportive relationships, it usually returns to pre-diagnosis levels in two years.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - February 16, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Michael Castleman, M.A. Tags: Anxiety Relationships Resilience Sex sex after breast cancer sex and lumpectomy sex and mastectomy Source Type: news
Guideline on Lumpectomy Margins Should Reduce Re-excision Guideline on Lumpectomy Margins Should Reduce Re-excision
A new guideline on margins in breast cancer surgery for women with early-stage disease undergoing lumpectomy should reduce the re-excision rates. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Lumpectomy: Aim for No Ink on Tumor (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Surgical margins with no ink on the tumor have the lowest risk of ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence and represent the clinical standard for management of early disease, according to a new consensus guideline. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 10, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Mixed Results for Brachytherapy in Breast Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Older breast cancer patients had an increased rate of subsequent mastectomy if they received brachytherapy instead of external-beam radiation therapy after lumpectomy but fared better than patients who received no radiation, investigators reported. (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 7, 2014 Category: Surgery 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
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
Breast surgeons report improved visualization of treatment area for radiation therapy
The BioZorb™ three-dimensional surgical marker dramatically improves visualization of the treatment area for radiation planning and therapy, according to a presentation at the prestigious San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2013. The scientific poster reports that the tissue marker is easy to place, safe to use and well tolerated by patients. In the presentation, a series of consecutive early-stage breast cancer patients was implanted with the device at the time of lumpectomy. The 3D BioZorb marker was reported to provide clinical advantages for surgeons and radiation oncologists. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
