Thanks to modern, multimodal breast cancer therapies, 5-year local recurrence rates following lumpectomy have dropped significantly, making breast-conserving surgery (BCS) an option for more ...

Clinical data from two ongoing trials in patients undergoing lumpectomy confirm strong safety profile and growing performance ...

After lumpectomy, 1,009 women were randomized to treatment with tamoxifen, radiation therapy and placebo, or radiation therapy and tamoxifen.

Breast reconstruction after a lumpectomy is becoming more routine these days because breast conservation has become more sophisticated, according to doctors.

Radiation therapy after a lumpectomy reduces the risk of recurrence and the risk of death in women with early stage breast cancer, according to a new study, and experts say this research helps ...

Many people associate breast reconstruction with a single or double mastectomy. But what about a lumpectomy?

Contrary to clinical recommendations, older women with early stage breast cancer may want to undergo radiation after lumpectomy to help ensure that they will not need a mastectomy in the future ...

After a lumpectomy, also called a breast-sparing or breast-conserving operation, radiation usually is given to the breast to reduce the chance of the cancer returning.

Then after the tumor is removed, the hand-held probe device is used to scan the lumpectomy cavity. Image analysis software show fluorescence where any residual cancer is detected.

In hopes of reducing the odds of a second operation after an initial lumpectomy, the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology recently defined what they mean by ...

Nevertheless, it underscores the importance of thorough preoperative evaluation of the extent of residual tumor as well as careful intraoperative and postoperative margin assessment by the pathologist ...

Dr. Gordon Schwartz answers the question: 'Reconstruction after lumpectomy?' — -- Question: Will I need reconstruction if I have a lumpectomy? Answer: In general, and for most patients -- in ...