Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid certain surgeries. That's according to two studies published Thursday that explore ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast cancer.
A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast cancer . Another in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a new approach to a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS.Every year, about 50,000 women in the U.S.
“This is an option that patients should consider for their DCIS,” said Dr. Virginia Kaklamani of the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, who was not involved in the research. “For a long time, we’ve had the feeling that we’re overtreating some patients with DCIS. This is a confirmation of what we suspected is happening.”Taking a more cautious view, Dr.
After two years, the rates of invasive cancer were low and did not differ significantly between the groups, with about 6% in the surgery group and about 4% in the monitoring group diagnosed with invasive cancer. Some study participants didn’t stick with the treatment they were randomly assigned. So in a separate analysis looking at those who actually had surgery or not, the rates of invasive cancer were about 9% for the surgery group and 3% for the monitoring group.Tina Clark, 63, of Buxton, Maine, joined the study after being diagnosed with DCIS in 2019.
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