DCIS: Biosignature Helps Guide Post-Lumpectomy Decisions DCIS: Biosignature Helps Guide Post-Lumpectomy Decisions
A new biosignature tool helps with treatment decisions after lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), eg, by identifying those who can skip radiotherapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - June 17, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Better Survival After Lumpectomy Plus RT vs Mastectomy Better Survival After Lumpectomy Plus RT vs Mastectomy
Breast conservation surgery plus radiotherapy (RT) leads to better outcomes than mastectomy with or without RT for patients with early-stage disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 10, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Financial Toxicity Linked to QOL After Breast Cancer Surgery
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 -- Financial toxicity (FT) is associated with worse quality of life (QOL) for breast cancer patients after mastectomy or lumpectomy, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 12, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Financial distress negatively impacts well-being, satisfaction of breast cancer patients
(American College of Surgeons) Financial toxicity among breast cancer patients is independently associated with worse psychological well-being following a mastectomy or lumpectomy operation. However, even small improvements in financial pressure associated with treatment-related costs can lead to better mental well-being and higher patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Is a Lumpectomy Painful?
Title: Is a Lumpectomy Painful?Category: Procedures and TestsCreated: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - November 20, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Is Lumpectomy a Major Surgery?
Title: Is Lumpectomy a Major Surgery?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 10/20/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/20/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 20, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Single radiotherapy dose effective for breast cancer
A single dose of targeted radiotherapy during a lumpectomy procedure proved...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Targeted breast radiotherapy offers treatment option (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 27, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Targeted Intraoperative RT Is Effective Alternative to EBRT
FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 -- Single-dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT-IORT) during lumpectomy is an effective alternative to external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), according to a study published online Aug. 19 in The BMJ.
Jayant S. Vaidya,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 -- Instead of weeks of radiation following a lumpectomy, a new study shows that many women with early breast cancer do just as well with only a single dose of targeted radiation that is given during their surgery. " Breast... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 20, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Lumpectomy for Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Tumors Yields Satisfying Cosmetic Results: Survey Lumpectomy for Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Tumors Yields Satisfying Cosmetic Results: Survey
Most women with multiple tumors in a single breast are pleased with the cosmetic results of lumpectomy, despite loss of significant breast volume and often multiple incisions, according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
National clinical trial provides mastectomy alternative for recurrent breast cancer
(Virginia Commonwealth University) Mastectomy has historically been the standard treatment for breast cancer patients experiencing recurrence after an initial lumpectomy and whole-breast radiation. Now, a phase 2 clinical trial led by Douglas W. Arthur, M.D., chair and professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU School of Medicine, has demonstrated an effective alternative. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Patients are undergoing HYPNOSIS instead of anesthesia for minor surgery
Doctors at MD Anderson have kept at least 50 patients in relaxed enough states to do minor operations like breast lumpectomies calm during operations to remove cancerous breast tissue. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast cancer recurrence after lumpectomy & RT is treatable with localized RT without mastectomy
(NRG Oncology) Approximately 10% of breast cancer patients treated with lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery [BCS]) and whole-breast radiation (WBI) will have a subsequent in-breast local recurrence of cancer (IBTR) when followed long term. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 22, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Why the Women Most Likely to Die of Breast Cancer Have Gotten the Least Attention
How can you have a moonshot trying to cure cancer and not mention people dying of cancer?I believed the narrative that is pushed on women, that if you check your breasts and if you catch it early, you’re fine.ide class="right-rail__container right-rail__container--ad">
Lianne Kraemer had been living with metastatic breast cancer for more than a year when I met her in December 2017 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio. Throughout the week, more than 7,000 doctors, scientists and pharmaceutical-company representatives would descend on the city for the country’s most important breast-c...
Source: TIME: Health - October 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kate Pickert Tags: Uncategorized Breast Cancer health Source Type: news
Mother, 69, had laser surgery to remove breast tumour - which didn't leave a scar
Frances Barr, 69, from Bristol, discovered a growth in her breast in 2013 and was part of a trial for a treatment that could replace lumpectomy for women who had relatively small tumours. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
