Lumpectomy

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Radiation improves survival in breast cancer surgery patients
Additional radiation treatment improves disease free survival lessening the chance of cancer recurring in women with early breast cancer who have had breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy), interim results of a new study found. The results will be presented Monday, June_6 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Estrogen lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients
A US study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery, also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy.

Radiotherapy delay increases breast cancer recurrence risk
Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

Breast cancer recurrence high in women with dense breasts
Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, revealed by researchers in a study published in the Cancer -- journal of the American Cancer Society.

Routine MRI scan to evaluate breast cancer is challenged
Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who receive a breast MRI are more likely to receive a mastectomy after their diagnosis and may face delays in starting treatment, revealed by researchers.

Lumpectomy, radiation improve life in breast cancer patients
Women with breast cancer who are treated with lumpectomy and radiation report a high level of overall quality of life several years after treatment that is comparable to a general sampling of the adult women U.S. population according to a survey conducted by physicians at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

New perspectives on health disparities in breast cancer research
Breast cancer is a disease with a number of known genetic and behavioral risk factors, but scientists have seen that these risks are often compounded by social and racial inequalities. The question remains: how, exactly, do social disadvantages, genetics, race and culture add to the disparities faced by so many groups of women?

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