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Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast MRI encouraged for women considering breast conservation therapy
December 1st, 2005
Breast MRI is encouraged for pretreament evaluation of women considering breast conservation therapy. "Prior single-institution studies suggest MRI may improve the assessment of the extent of cancer within the breast, and thus reduce the risk of leaving macroscopic disease in the breast following breast conservation therapy." Scientists in the United States reported "on the rate of MRI and mammography detection of foci of distinct incidental cancer in a prospective, multicenter trial involving 426 women with confirmed breast cancer at 15 institutions in the US, Canada, and Germany." M.D. Schnall and colleagues described their study: "Women underwent...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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