Mastectomy plus reconstruction for patients with early-stage breast cancer is significantly riskier and costlier than other less-invasive options, MD Anderson researchers have found. Their study, published Sept. 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is the first to break down the complication rates and costs for breast cancer treatment options.Women with early-stage breast cancer have a number of treatment options, including...
The 140,000 U.S. women diagnosed each year with early-stage breast cancer, when the tumor is still small and hasn’t spread, have a variety...
The first national review of breast-conserving therapy (BCT) shows that over the last 13 years, rates of this treatment for early-stage breast...