Dr. Gordon Schwartz answers the question: 'Reconstruction after lumpectomy?' — -- Question: Will I need reconstruction if I have a lumpectomy? Answer: In general, and for most patients -- in ...

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Rouzier et al 3 from Institut Curie report on the significance of IBTR after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Although this is a single-institution ...

"After they decided that I needed to get the lumpectomy, and for the tissue they needed to remove to get all the cancer out, I met with Dr. Nigro, and they decided the reconstruction would even it ...

A comparison of common treatments for early-stage breast cancer finds lumpectomy with radiation is essentially equal to breast removal in terms of recurrence and survival, with fewer complications.

Table 1 lists several randomized controlled trials designed to evaluate the benefit of breast radiotherapy in patients considered to be at low risk of recurrence post-lumpectomy. 3,10-15 The breast ...