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Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Do You Really Need Your Lymph Nodes Removed?
Research confirms that many women with early-stage breast cancer can avoid having their lymph nodes removed — and the side effects that can come with it.
Study: Node Radiation No Longer Needed for Some Breast Cancers
If chemotherapy destroys all breast cancer cells in the lymph nodes, people may not need lymph node radiation after surgery, according to a new study.
Some Patients May Safely Skip Radiation
Research at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) suggests that some patients with breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy.
Why some cancer tumors can become resistant to chemotherapy
“Many hard-to-treat cancers become resistant to chemotherapy, sometimes even within a few weeks of starting treatment,” explained Dr. Santosh Kesari, a neuro-oncologist and director of neuro-oncology at Providence Saint John’s Health Center and chair of the Department of Translational Neurosciences […]
Advances in Breast Cancer Detection Treatment
Traditional 2D mammograms take one image from the top and one from the side of your breast, but a 3D mammogram takes multiple images in an arc pattern. It combines them to form a three-dimensional image. This type of screening […]
Older Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery May Be Able to Skip Radiation
A new study suggests that for certain women over 65, radiation after breast cancer surgery doesn’t improve overall survival odds.
UK trial asks if proton beam therapy for breast cancer can reduce heart risks
Radiation is part of treatment for breast cancer that comes with certain risks. In some people, it can increase their risk of heart problems.
DIEP Flap Surgery May No Longer Be Covered by Insurance
A change in the coding for DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery is about to go into effect, which would eliminate insurance coverage for the procedure.
Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn’t Improve Overall Survival
Treating early-stage breast cancer with radiation along with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy after lumpectomy lowers recurrence risk in the same breast, but doesn’t improve overall survival.
Breast cancer: Estrogen-blocking drugs may lower the risk of death
Estrogen-blocking medication coupled with yearly screening lowers the risk of invasive breast cancer and death from breast cancer by 40% and 57% respectively, but may also cause a range of mild to serious side effects. =