Breast Cancer (RSNA Conference News)

MR-Guided Laser Lumpectomy May Treat Cancers Without Surgery

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 7th, 1998

A promising new therapy combining high-tech imaging and lasers may enable doctors to destroy cancerous breast tumors without surgery, according to research presented at the 84th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) held November 29 - December 4, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois.

"It's early and more studies are necessary, but it is a very promising alternative for women who want to avoid disfiguring surgery," said Steven Harms, MD, professor of radiology and director of imaging research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and chief of radiology, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock. "Because...

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