After Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer, one of the first questions swirling in her head was whether she would need a mastectomy — or surgery to remove the entire breast. But ...

INSITE Trial included more than 400 patients at 14 leading academic and community cancer centers Intracavity visualization system uses fluorescence imaging designed to identify residual cancer and ...

A double mastectomy – the surgical removal of both breasts – may seem like the best way to prevent breast cancer from spreading, but new research suggests it has no effect on survival. A study led by ...

One in eight U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, and many of these patients will undergo a lumpectomy, a surgical treatment to remove the tumor while preserving as ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I understand surgery is often included as part of the treatment plan for breast cancer. If I'm a candidate for lumpectomy but am also considering a mastectomy, what are some things I ...

Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the ...

Approval was supported by data from a randomized, intra-patient controlled trial, which included patients with confirmed invasive breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or both. The Food and Drug ...

In a clinical trial of 406 patients, Mass General Cancer Center investigators found that real-time imaging using a fluorescent agent had a favorable impact for 1 in 10 patients, with potential to ...