10 year survival after breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy compared with mastectomy in early breast cancer in the Netherlands: a population-based study

“Simplicity is complexity resolved”: the case of postoperative radiation therapy after breast conservation

“…In recent population-based studies long-term overall survival (OS) might even be better than that following mastectomy without radiotherapy (RT) (1,2). Overall, WBRT halves the 10-year rate of any breast cancer recurrence and reduces by about one sixth the 15-year breast cancer-related mortality (3).…”

The combined use of senometry and ultrasonography for breast cancer surgical planning

“…Van Maaren et al showed in a population-based study that the 10 years survival rate was better in patients who underwent breast conserving surgery plus radiotherapy than in those who underwent mastectomy. The study only included patients with early-stage breast cancer (1).…”

“To clip or not to clip. That is no question!”

“…Breast conservation surgery (BCS) followed by radiation therapy (RT) is the local treatment of choice for an increasing percentage of women with breast cancer (BC) 1,2 . Surgical techniques for contemporary breast conservation are sophisticated and sensitive to aesthetic considerations.…”