Breast cancer death rates have been declining since 1989, but the disease remains the second leading cause of cancer death in women. And incidence rates have increased slightly in recent years. For ...

Northwestern Medicine physicians are now utilizing a new treatment option for breast cancer that allows women to receive a full dose of radiation therapy during breast conserving surgery, according to ...

A recent analysis from the Agency for Research on Cancer and collaborators estimated that 3.2 million new cases of breast ...

Dr. Silverstein answers: 'What If More Cancer is Found During Lumpectomy?' — -- Question: What will the surgeon do if more cancer is evident during lumpectomy surgery? Answer: If more cancer is ...

Approval was supported by data from a randomized, intra-patient controlled trial, which included patients with confirmed invasive breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or both. The Food and Drug ...

Breast-conserving therapy or BCT, also known as lumpectomy removes the tumor while preserving most of breast tissue. This ...

INSITE Trial included more than 400 patients at 14 leading academic and community cancer centers Intracavity visualization system uses fluorescence imaging designed to identify residual cancer and ...

“ounger patients with low genomic risk breast cancer may reasonably consider de-escalated adjuvant therapy,” the researchers wrote.

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumicell, Inc., a privately held company focused on developing innovative fluorescence-guided imaging technologies for cancerous tissue detection during surgery, is ...