MRI Before Lumpectomy Does Not Reduce Positive Margin Rate

BOSTON—According to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, preoperative MRI before breast-conserving ...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Surgical Approach to Lumpectomy May Affect Patients’ Sexual Well-being

BOSTON—Breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy with repair of the defect report a higher level of sexual ...

AUGUST 23, 2023

Fluorescence-Guided Lumpectomy Merits Further Study, Researchers Say

The use of pegulicianine fluorescence-guided surgery for identifying residual cancer in the tumor bed of patients ...

JULY 6, 2022

Opioids Can Be Avoided After Most Lumpectomies, Breast Biopsies

New data show that in patients with breast cancer undergoing a lumpectomy or excisional biopsy, nonsteroidal ...

JANUARY 4, 2021

Most Lumpectomy Patients Can Do Without Opioids

Surgeons routinely prescribe opioids to breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy, but most patients, including ...

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Breast-Conserving Surgery With a 3D Bioabsorbable Marker (BioZorb® Marker): A Surgeon's 5-Year Experience

In this Special Report, Cary S. Kaufman, MD, FACS, discusses his experience in breast-conserving surgery with the ...

JANUARY 13, 2020

Multidisciplinary Evaluation Reduces Positive Margins After Lumpectomy

Orlando, Fla.—New research shows that a multidisciplinary evaluation involving the surgeon, pathologist and ...

DECEMBER 15, 2018