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Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (Science Daily)
A new treatment not only killed large breast cancer tumors, but reduced the need for mastectomies by almost 90 percent. (read here…) Related items Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (PhysOrg) Breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies (CancerFacts.com) Heat Treatment With Chemotherapy Kills Large Tumors; Approved By FDA; Next Stage Clinical Trials Start This Year At … (Medical... »
Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (PhysOrg)
A new treatment developed and tested by University of Oklahoma researchers not only killed large breast cancer tumors, but reduced the need for mastectomies by almost 90 percent. The latest results appear in an upcoming issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. (read here…) Related items Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (Science Daily) Heat Treatment... »
Breast cancer treatment shows promise in trials (The Oklahoman)
Heating up breast tissue with microwave technology boosts the power of chemotherapy and shrinks cancerous tumors, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center researchers say.The finding means that more women with late-stage breast cancer may avoid losing breasts to mastectomy, said Dr. William Dooley, a researcher at the OU Cancer Institute and director of surgical... »
Plans for anti-cancer pill in two years (thewest.com.au)
A daily pill to help prevent breast cancer could be available within two years, after scientists said they planned to start human trials of a vitamin E-based supplement which had shown promising results in mice. (read here…) Related items Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (Science Daily) Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast (PhysOrg) Breast... »
NCCN Guidelines for breast cancer does not recommend prophylactic mastectomy in women (News-Medical-Net)
Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those considered high risk. (read here…) Related items Breakthrough breast cancer... »
