Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer
(Wiley) A new analysis has found that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results provide confidence in the efficacy of breast-conserving treatments even among patients with aggressive, early disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Lumpectomy Saves Lives in Early Breast Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- In real-world practice, women with early-stage breast cancer were more likely to survive if they had a lumpectomy rather than mastectomy, a population-based registry study found. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 28, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
Findings should reassure women who fear breast-conserving surgery, expert says (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - January 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Consumer Information on: MarginProbe System - P110014
The MarginProbe System is a diagnostic2 tool that uses electromagnetic waves. It is used by surgeons on patients undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from the breast (lumpectomy) that was diagnosed as breast cancer. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - January 16, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
MarginProbe System
The MarginProbe System is a diagnostic2 tool that uses electromagnetic waves. It is used by surgeons on patients undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from the breast (lumpectomy) that was diagnosed as breast cancer. (Approved: 12/27/2012) (Source: Medical Device Approvals)
Source: Medical Device Approvals - January 16, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Probe That Checks For Cancer On The Margin During Breast Lumpectomy Gets FDA Approval
A probe that allows surgeons removing cancerous tissue during breast "lumpectomy" to check if the margins of the removed tissue are clear of cancer cells, has received Premarket Approval (PMA) in the US from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lumpectomy (surgery to remove a lump of tissue), in combination with radiation therapy, is as effective in treating breast cancer as mastectomy: but only if no cancer cells are present on the edge or rim of the removed tissue, also known as "clean margins"... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
New Device to Check Margins During Breast Cancer SurgeryNew Device to Check Margins During Breast Cancer Surgery
The new device, used intraoperatively during a lumpectomy to check margins in excised tissue, significantly reduced re-excision rates in a pivotal trial. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
