Earlier genetic testing predicts bilateral mastectomy in young BRCA carriers
1. Across two decades, utilization of bilateral mastectomy increased among BRCA carriers 40 years old or younger with early breast ...
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#VisualAbstract: Preoperative breast MRI may reduce need for adjuvant radiotherapy for women with unifocal breast cancer
1. There were similar rates of ipsilateral invasive recurrence among the postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy group (group 1) and non-radiotherapy group ...
Preoperative breast MRI may reduce need for adjuvant radiotherapy for women with unifocal breast cancer
1. There were similar rates of ipsilateral invasive recurrence among the postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy group (group 1) and non-radiotherapy group ...
#VisualAbstract: Use of prophylactic compression sleeves reduces arm swelling in patients with breast cancer undergoing axillary lymph node dissection
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Quick Take: Breast Cancer Recurrence in the Nipple-Areola Complex After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy With Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Invasive Breast Cancer
Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) in the setting of breast cancer preserves the nipple-areola complex (NAC) and breast skin envelope. While previous ...
Surgical site anesthetic infusion may enhance analgesia after mastectomy
1. Continuous postoperative levobupivacaine infusion into the surgical site was associated with less pain and decreased consumption of analgesics following ...
No mortality benefit with bilateral mastectomy vs breast-conserving surgery
1. From 1998 to 2011, there was a substantial increase in the use of bilateral mastectomy for the treatment unilateral ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 15 – July 21, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Effects ...
Minimal survival benefit from contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
1. In women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, contralateral prophylactic mastectomy conferred a minimal increase in projected life expectancy, between ...
Low reoccurrence in nipple-sparing mastectomy for BRCA1/2 cancers
1. Both prophylactic and therapeutic nipple-sparing mastectomies were associated with low locoregional occurrence or recurrence. 2. Occurrence or recurrence of ...
