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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer controlled by breast-conserving surgery with nipple resection
September 29th, 2005
Breast cancer could be locally controlled by breast-conserving surgery with nipple resection. According to recent research published in the journal Anticancer Research, "Local control was compared between patients who had undergone breast-conserving therapy with and without nipple resection. We explored whether there was any difference in local control between the two treatment methods for patients with early breast cancer." "A total of 333 women with breast cancer, who had undergone breast-conserving therapy between 1991 and 2002, were included in this study. Surgery consisted of a wide local excision of the primary tumor with a 2-cm free...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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