Lumpectomy or Mastectomy?
Women with an early stage breast cancer may have choices for surgery. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - March 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
VIDEO: Treat most older women with stage I breast cancer with lumpectomy only
MIAMI – The trend over time to use less invasive surgery for breast cancer – from radical mastectomy to radical modified mastectomy to simplified mastectomy to lumpectomy – should extend now... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - March 13, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy: That is the Question
Should you have a mastectomy or lumpectomy and radiation for early-stage breast cancer. What about survival? What else should you know? (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - March 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Frozen Section Analysis for Breast Cancer Could Save Time, Anxiety and More Than $90 Million (Mayo Clinic Cancer Center)
When diagnosed with breast cancer, women may have thousands of questions running through their minds, but one they may not have immediately is: Will my choice of provider save me time and money?
Mayo Clinic researchers have answered this question with what they believe are compelling statistics that may encourage women and their doctors - and the health care system at large - to consider a different way of doing business, specifically with respect to lumpectomies as a treatment for early-stag... (Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - February 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - February 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - February 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, News, Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Title: 1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up SurgeryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/17/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/18/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - February 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Lumpectomies Requires More Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Mastectomy, Women's Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Requires Follow-Up Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2016 -- Women with early stage breast cancer who opt for a breast-conserving surgery known as a lumpectomy have a one in four chance they will need a second operation within 90 days, researchers report.
"The chance of getting a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Radiation After Lumpectomy in Women ≥70 Still CommonRadiation After Lumpectomy in Women ≥70 Still Common
Despite NCCN guidelines issued in 2004 against the practice, there has been scant decline in the use of postlumpectomy radiation therapy among elderly women with small ER+ breast cancers. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Recommendation to omit radiation therapy after lumpectomy is not frequently implemented
(American College of Surgeons) Nearly two-thirds of US women age 70 or older with stage I breast cancer who undergo lumpectomy and are eligible to safely omit subsequent radiation therapy according to national cancer guidelines still receive this treatment, according to new study results. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Joanna Moorhead says she beat breast cancer by refusing to face up to it
Joanna Moorhead had breast cancer last year, and had a lumpectomy. She was in complete denial about her diagnosis - and that's how she liked it so her daughters didn't worry about her. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
