Breast cancer is hard enough. Treatment should be quick and easy. That's the thinking of many physicians who have opted to offer MammoSite, a type of radiation that cuts treatment time from several ...

Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often can choose to have a lumpectomy, which removes only cancerous tissue and a thin margin of surrounding healthy cells instead of the entire breast.

Northwestern Medicine physicians are now utilizing a new treatment option for breast cancer that allows women to receive a full dose of radiation therapy during breast conserving surgery, according to ...

Many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer face the difficult decision of whether to have a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy with reconstruction. With the availability of study results ...

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A long-term follow up analysis of the NRG-RTOG 9804 randomized trial has shown that breast radiation following lumpectomy significantly reduces incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence (IBR) for ...

A long-term follow up analysis of the NRG-RTOG 9804 randomized trial has shown that breast radiation following lumpectomy significantly reduces incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence (IBR) for ...

(WJAR) — A decade after beating breast cancer through a lumpectomy and radiation, Linda Regen of Rehoboth is now facing a new fight-- a battle to get her breasts back through reconstructive surgery.

Discover the latest advancements in breast cancer treatment from leading experts in surgery, radiation and reconstruction. Your world shatters when you hear the words, “You have breast cancer.” You ...

After Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer, one of the first questions swirling in her head was whether she would need a mastectomy — or surgery to remove the entire breast. But ...