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[Experience and logic of breast conservation therapy]
Rinsho Hoshasen. Clinical Radiography
|April 1, 1989
Summary
Breast conservation surgery is a viable option for operable breast cancer, with no relapses observed in a six-year study. Surgeons
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
Context:
- Breast cancer treatment
- Surgical techniques
- Breast conservation therapy
Purpose:
- Evaluate the efficacy and safety of breast conservation surgery for operable breast cancer.
- Address surgeon concerns regarding breast conservation.
- Establish evidence-based guidelines for breast conservation decisions.
Summary:
- 100 patients with operable breast cancer underwent breast conservation over six years.
- 95 breasts were treated with conservation (52 T1, 41 T2, 2 T3); 5 patients developed contralateral cancers.
- No relapses occurred; discussion covers surgical margins, intraductal carcinoma, multicentricity, radiation effects, and racial differences.
Impact:
- Challenges surgeon reluctance towards breast conservation.
- Highlights the need for evidence-based decision-making in breast cancer surgery.
- Suggests surgeons must prove survival benefits of Halsted mastectomy over conservation.