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Breast Cancer
MRI better than current standard in assessing neoadjuvant chemotherapy
March 24th, 2005
More breast cancer patients with large palpable tumors are now undergoing chemotherapy before surgery in an effort to reduce the size of their tumor. Early findings from a Massachusetts General Hospital study suggest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best way to predict if the chemotherapy is working. If the chemotherapy is successful, then the woman may be able to undergo breast-conservation surgery rather than a mastectomy. Currently, it is standard practice for the physician to do a breast examination to non-invasively assess whether the chemotherapy was effective, said Eren Yeh, MD, an instructor of radiology at Massachusetts General...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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