Background Surgeons have increasingly performed breast-conserving surgery (BCS)
utilizing oncoplastic techniques in place of standard lumpectomy for early-stage breast …

Oncological applications of Raman spectroscopy have been contemplated, pursued, and
developed at academic level for at least 25 years. Published studies aim to detect pre …

The therapeutic options for patients with noninvasive or invasive breast cancer are complex
and varied. These NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer include …

Importance Cohort studies show better survival after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with
postoperative radiotherapy (RT) than after mastectomy (Mx) without RT. It remains unclear …

Background Investigators of registry-based studies report improved survival for breast-
conserving surgery plus radiotherapy compared with mastectomy in early breast cancer. As …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States and is second
only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death. The overall management of breast cancer …

Objective: To update and examine national temporal trends in contralateral prophylactic
mastectomy (CPM) and determine whether survival differed for invasive breast cancer …

Importance Bilateral mastectomy is increasingly used to treat unilateral breast cancer.
Because it may have medical and psychosocial complications, a better understanding of its …

Significant progress has been made toward improving the care of older adults with cancer.
As described elsewhere in this Special Series, the evidence base in geriatric oncology has …

This large population‐based study compared breast‐conserving surgery with radiation
therapy (BCT) with mastectomy on (long‐term) breast cancer‐specific (BCSS) and overall …