Prototype Device Aims To Avert Repeated Breast Cancer Surgeries
When a breast tumor is detected, many women opt to have a lumpectomy, which is surgery designed to remove the diseased tissue while preserving the breast. But during this procedure, doctors cannot learn right away whether all of the cancerous tissue has been removed, with no microscopic signs that cancer cells were left behind. Because of this delay, one in five of these women - up to 66,000 patients annually in the U.S. alone - must return for a second surgery to remove remaining cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
How Surgical Margins Affect Breast Cancer...
Surgical margins are part of your diagnostic workup for breast cancer. The state of your surgical margins, also called tumor margins, affects several treatment decisions: lumpectomy or mastectomy, radiation, chemotherapy. When faced with these decisions, you and your doctor need to know the status of your surgical margins. Learn more about surgical margins here. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Preferred Breast Cancer Treatment: Study
Radiation after lumpectomy less common in country than city, researchers find (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Nursing, Oncology, News, Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Preferred Breast Cancer Treatment
Radiation after lumpectomy less common in country than city, researchers find
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Radiation Therapy after Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer
Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 27, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Radiation Therapy after Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer
Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found. (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - June 27, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Radiation Therapy after Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer
Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - June 27, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
After Lumpectomy For Breast Cancer, Rural Women Less Likely To Get Radiation Therapy
Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found. The difference is one of several rural disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment the researchers discovered. The findings are being presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore. "These study results are concerning," says Elizabeth Habermann, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Preferred Breast Cancer Treatment: Study
Radiation after lumpectomy less common in country than city, researchers find (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - June 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Device aims to avert repeated breast cancer surgeries
(Johns Hopkins University) Johns Hopkins graduate students, aiming to make many second breast cancer surgeries unnecessary, design a device to make pathology exams possible while the patient is still in the operating room for her first lumpectomy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Rural Women Less Likely to Get Radiation Therapy after Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer
A study by Mayo Clinic and others has found that rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy. The difference is one of several rural disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment the researchers discovered. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - June 24, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural women less likely to get radiation therapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer
(Mayo Clinic) Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found. The difference is one of several rural disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment the researchers discovered. The findings are being presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Novilase Laser Ablation for Breast Fibroadenomas
In a clinical trial of Novilase Laser Ablation techonology, breast fibroadenomas can be effectively treated without a lumpectomy. Breast fibroadenomas can be bothersome if they are large or swell, but laser ablation destroys this benign breast tumor. Learn more about laser ablation of breast fibroadenomas here. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenomas
Cryoablation is an alternative way to remove breast fibroadenomas. Instead of having a lumpectomy to remove a fibroadenoma, cryoablation uses intense cold to freeze the unwanted tissue to death. Learn more about cryoablation of breast fibroadenomas here. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 5, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Should I have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy for...
Breast cancer surgery can be hard to choose, even if you have early-stage breast cancer. If you've having some anxiety about the possibility of early-stage breast cancer recurrence, then consider survival rates and your breast cancer diagnosis. Here are some breast cancer survival statistics, to help you choose your surgery and avoid recurrence. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 5, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
