Breast Conservation Therapy

• Jul 19

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  Here’s some good news for women with breast implants.

  According to this article posted at News-Medical.net, women with augmented breasts who happen to have been diagnosed with breast cancer have another choice apart from mastectomy called breast conservation therapy.

  In this study, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia reviewed the medical histories of twelve women with breast implants and who were later diagnosed with breast cancer. MRI was performed on five patients to provide further evaluation and identify the extent of the disease. Of these five patients, four were treated with breast conservation therapy (BCT) and the remaining patient received a mastectomy. Of the patients who did not receive MRI, five were treated with mastectomy and two with BCT. Of the six patients treated with BCT, all retained an overall satisfactory appearance and did not require implant removal or breast reconstruction.

  It is pretty common for breast cancer patients all over the world to undergo mastectomy to combat the disease. The results of the above study, however, give these women a more viable option than losing a breast or two. Breast conservation therapy betters their chances of overcoming cancer, and they get to keep their implants as well.

  And that, for me, is one hell of a bonus.

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