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Breast Cancer
Long term breast-conservation treatment and invasive treatments compared
September 8th, 2005
Long term breast-conservation treatment and invasive treatments were compared by U.S. investigators. "The objective of a current study" by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania "was to determine the long-term results of breast-conservation treatment in women with early-stage, invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Between 1977 and 1995, 1093 women with Stage I and II invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast and 55 women with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast underwent lumpectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, and radiation treatment." "Overall, 49% of the women received adjuvant systemic therapy (chemotherapy and/or hormones),"...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-08)
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