Shortened radiation therapy proves safe for breast reconstruction after mastectomy
An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, new ...
Tag: Mastectomy
Risk-reducing mastectomies lower breast cancer incidence and mortality in BRCA variant carriers
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and researchers at the Familial Breast ...
Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of single-port robot-assisted technique in nipple-sparing mastectomy procedures
In a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers evaluated the safety and feasibility of a single-port ...
Traveling for treatment: One-third of NHS breast cancer patients bypass local center
When offered a choice of where to receive surgical treatment, almost one-third of breast cancer patients receiving treatment through England's ...
Low-risk DCIS patients may safely skip radiotherapy after surgery, study finds
Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who skipped adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery had comparable five-year outcomes to ...
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can eliminate need for regional nodal irradiation in breast cancer
For patients whose breast cancer converted from lymph node-positive to lymph node-negative disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, skipping adjuvant regional nodal ...
New study offers hope for women suffering from axillary web syndrome
Axillary web syndrome, also known as lymphatic thrombus, is a complication in the clinical manifestations suffered by many women after ...
