Family Thought They Had a ‘Cancer Curse.’ It Was Actually a Genetic Mutation Passed Down for Generations

Kristin Crowley grew up knowing that generations of her family had developed pancreatic, breast, ovarian and other cancers, ...
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How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are almost immediately confronted with treatment decisions. If a surgical oncologist gave a choice between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy to remove a tumor, that's ...
Tyla

Twenty women had their breasts unnecessarily removed during NHS cancer care

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has apologised to one woman for the 'significant distress and upset' caused ...
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Single-dose radiation before surgery can eradicate breast cancer

A single, targeted high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a ...
Rolling Out

Breast cancer surgery myth shattered

A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Oncology in 2024 has upended traditional thinking surrounding breast cancer surgery. This expansive study, which tracked over 661,000 women over the course of ...
Medscape

Rethinking the Scalpel: Advancing Non-Surgical Strategies for Early Breast Cancer

Based on findings from multiple clinical trials, experts recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) over ANLD and omit axillary surgery in certain patients. Findings from ACOSOG Z1071, SENTINA, and ...