Breast Cancer
Publié le 23/05/2020
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« Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Top 10 Innovations for 2015 #9 Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer The American Cancer Society estimates that this year about 233,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will occur among women in the United States. In addition, approximately 63,000 new cases of noninvasive breast cancer— the earliest form—will occur among women in 2014. It’s also projected that 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year. Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 cancers diagnosed in American women. However, breast cancer death rates have declined by almost 20 percent over the past decade, partly because of treatments that remove the cancer before it has a chance to spread to other parts of the body. Finding and treating breast cancer in the early stages can oftentimes lead to cure. For most women diagnosed with earlystage breast cancer, a lumpectomy, or partial mastectomy, may be an appropriate treatment option. Unlike a mastectomy, a lumpectomy only removes a portion of the affected breast. After the procedure, followup external beam radiation therapy is traditionally given to the entire breast approximately five times a week, over the course of three to six weeks, to reduce the likelihood of the cancer from returning to that area. However, this time requirement and added cost proves challenging to many women, especially those who must travel a distance to their radiation facilities, causing some to shorten or even stop their radiation therapy despite the possibility of recurrence. Moreover, whole breast radiation can have serious short and longterm side effects in some patients. . »
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