Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers the question: 'Cancer diagnosis after implants?' — -- Question: Can I have a lumpectomy if I had a breast implant before my cancer diagnosis? Answer: If a patient ...

There are a number of options for women when they learn they have breast cancer in its earliest stages, when the tumor is relatively small and has not yet spread. Each option is similarly effective ...

Dr. Silverstein answers: 'What If More Cancer is Found During Lumpectomy?' — -- Question: What will the surgeon do if more cancer is evident during lumpectomy surgery? Answer: If more cancer is ...

Molecular and genomic predictors of response to single-agent doxorubicin (ADR) versus single-agent docetaxel (DOC) in primary breast cancer (PBC). Background: In women 70 years of age or older with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year more than 200,000 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the most common kind, must make myriad treatment ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. This is a common and costly problem: This year, most of 290,000 U.S. people, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your doctor should explain in detail the approach he or she takes when performing a lumpectomy, but the process for removing a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger women with nonmetastatic breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery experienced similar OS as ...

The percentage of women with early stage breast cancer who choose to have the breast-conserving surgery known as lumpectomy has risen slowly in recent years, new research shows. In 1998, slightly more ...

Q. What is a lumpectomy? A. It is the surgical removal of that portion of the breast containing the cancerous tumor, and the preservation of the rest of the breast, including the nipple and areola.

In 1974, I started my medical school career with the study of gross anatomy. On the first day of class, our group was assigned a cadaver and told to study the muscles of the chest. Though our cadaver ...