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Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds
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Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds

by Kelley Luckstein, Mayo Clinic Credit: Shutterstock Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy...

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Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may lead to patients becoming persistent drug users

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH SAN ANTONIO – Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11. “It has become clear that short-term...