Breast Cancer

Researchers from University of Ulsan publish findings in breast cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 19th, 2009

"The purpose of this study is to examine the oncological safety of breast conserving surgery (BCS) for patients with multifocal breast cancer. Few studies have reported about BCS for multifocal breast cancer," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Surgery report.

"BCS for multifocal cancer has a risk of local failure in previous reports, whereas recent studies reported the feasibility of BCS. However, because all studies have dealt with a small number of patients, multifocal breast cancer is still considered a relative contraindication for BCS. This retrospective study includes 478 patients with multifocal breast cancer who underwent BCS or mastectomy and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-19)

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