Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A shorter radiation therapy regimen conferred similar outcomes as standard of care for women undergoing breast ...

December 3, 2024 — The percentage of patients opting for breast reconstruction after mastectomy has leveled off in recent years, reports a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Radiation oncologists can feel confident offering hypofractionated treatment regimens to treat breast cancer in patients who are planning breast reconstruction after mastectomy, ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates three techniques for nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction (IPBR). Drawing on ten studies (1,525 patients), it ...

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, new research shows. Findings of the large, Phase III ...

Hypofractionated post-mastectomy radiation therapy (RT) with breast reconstruction proved noninferior to standard RT when it came to reconstruction complications, high-grade toxicity, and local ...

TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT BREAST RECONSTRUCTION. THAT’S SOMETHING WE’RE CONSIDERING. THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS. YOU MAY OPT FOR IMPLANTS MADE FROM SALINE OR SILICONE. THOSE USUALLY ...

The researchers found that, prior to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Black or African American individuals underwent immediate breast reconstruction at ...

The chest wall perforator flap technique offers higher patient satisfaction and lower complication rates compared to other breast reconstruction methods. A study of 346 women showed no cancer ...

For breast cancer patients undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, avoiding postoperative oral antibiotics does not reduce the risk of infections, reports a study in the May issue of ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...