Purpose To review the state of the science with respect to diagnostic imaging and locoregional therapy for patients with breast cancer receiving preoperative chemotherapy. Methods Published data relevant to clinical staging, monitoring of tumor…
e20553 Background: Endometrial cancer patients remain at risk for other obesity related cancers and illnesses. Patients should be counseled to increase their physical activity, however, their belief concerning potential outcomes of exercise will…
Purpose National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Protocol B-18 was designed to determine whether four cycles of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) administered preoperatively improved breast cancer disease-free survival (DFS)…
Purpose Lymph node (LN)-negative breast cancer tumors >= 5 cm occur infrequently, and their optimal management is not well defined. In this study, we assess patterns of locoregional failure (LRF) in LN-negative patients who underwent mastectomy,…
Purpose Locoregional failure after breast-conserving surgery is associated with increased risk of distant disease and death. The magnitude of this risk in patients receiving chemotherapy has not been adequately characterized. Patients and Methods Our…
