Yo Teach! Gary M. Prior/Getty ImagesPaul Annacone (left), shown above observing former employer Sampras in 2001, is currently working with Federer.What's up with Roger Federer teaming with Pete Sampras' old coach? And how did Mardy Fish lose all that weight? Answers to these queries and more in this week's Mailbag. Jul 29, 2010
From CNN: "Tennis legend. Cancer patient. It has been almost six months since Martina Navratilova was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following a lumpectomy in March, she underwent more than two dozen radiation treatments during a six-week period, which ended days before she captured yet another title at Wimbledon. In Martina: My Toughest Opponent, CNN chronicles Martina's journey of balancing treatments, tennis, working and spending time with her supportive circle of friends. Narrated by CNN's... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
NYU Langone offers vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer Jul 28, 2010
"This procedure only treats the cancerous part of the prostate gland, similar to how a lumpectomy might be done for breast cancer. Photodynamic therapy is just one of the many personalized treatment options offered by the Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. The Center offers a wide range of the latest treatment options for prostate cancer including: open or robotic prostatectomy surgery, brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy, cryotherapy and... (EurekAlert!)
Dr. Kevin S. Hughes rethinks cancer treatment Jul 5, 2010
On the East Coast we tend to radiate everyone after lumpectomy. On the West Coast, they use radiation much more sparingly. (Boston Globe)
Many with Early Breast Cancer Don't Complete Therapy Jul 1, 2010
Among these women and women older than 75, those who had a lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy and those who had other medical illnesses were more likely to discontinue the therapy. Those most likely to complete 4. (MEDLINEplus)
California medical marijuana clubs hold contest for best pot... Jun 24, 2010
How about having a "contest for the best lumpectomy. Get a lise people. (The Drudge Report)
Mastectomy Rates Still Declining Across U.S. Jun 16, 2010
In 1990, the National Institutes of Health recommended breast-conserving surgery-"lumpectomy," in which only the tumor and surrounding tissue are removed-along with radiation as the preferred treatment for breast cancer in one breast. Numerous studies done in the previous decade had found that women fared just as well with lumpectomy and radiation as they did with mastectomy, a more radical operation that carries greater risk of complications. (MEDLINEplus)
Some early cancers overtreated but which? Jun 16, 2010
"I realized that I didn't need to use a sledgehammer. It was my choice," said Soviero, of San Francisco, who went with the lumpectomy and radiation, but refused the chemo. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Docs Wary of New Breast Cancer Approach Jun 13, 2010
The procedure could help patients avoid the lengthy and often difficult process of whole-breast radiation therapy by combining both lumpectomy and radiation in a single procedure, according to Jayant Vaidya of University College London. Vaidya was lead author on the study, published online in The Lancet and presented at the same time at the Chicago meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. (ABC News)
Local Cancer Survivor on Mission to Warn Others Jun 4, 2010
She had a lumpectomy seven days later and went through 33 days of radiation treatments. Since the cancer was caught early, chemotherapy was not needed. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
BRCA: Christina Applegate, other women with gene act fast Jun 2, 2010
Mayo researchers found that breast cancer patients who underwent MRIs were more likely than others to have a breast removed instead of a lumpectomy. That may be because MRIs are more likely to pick up second tumors in women who are already scheduled for surgery, Liu says. (USA Today -- News)
Breast Cancer Study Offers New Hope May 27, 2010
Estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery let even high-risk women opt for lumpectomy ... TUESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) --Giving certain breast cancer patients estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery enhances their chances of being able to choose a breast-conserving lumpectomy instead of a full mastectomy, new research suggests ... The women were classified into three groups as the study began: "marginal", meaning that the women were eligible for a lumpectomy to conserve the breast, but that it... (MEDLINEplus)
Navratilova to play French Open senior doubles May 22, 2010
Navratilova says Monday that she is in her second week of treatments after being diagnosed this year with a noninvasive form of breast cancer and having a lumpectomy in March. She went public with her illness last month. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Minimize Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds May 22, 2010
The treatment increased the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery, also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy ... 28, 2008) Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed ... 3, 2008) A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. (Science Daily)
Older Patients Can Skip Breast Radiation May 22, 2010
"This study confirms that for older women with early stage breast cancer, lumpectomy without radiation is a viable alternative, and tamoxifen may replace the need for radiation," said Dr. Kevin Hughes of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who led the study ... The women had the tumors removed in an operation called a lumpectomy. (MEDLINEplus)
Christine Marinoni: Cynthia Nixon Tells All May 12, 2010
Nixon's first-ever topless scene in the "Sex and the City" movie (the sequel comes out May 27) followed by just weeks her announcement that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergone a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. "Generally, my thoughts are, if they ask me to do [a nude scene], I'll do one," she said. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Smoking Ups Risk of Second Breast Cancer May 5, 2010
Researchers followed women who were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and underwent breast-conserving therapy, which consists of a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy. Fifteen years after treatment, the overall risk of developing a new, second cancer was 25 percent in the 796 smokers and 19 percent in nonsmokers. (MEDLINEplus)
Breakthrough in Predicting Invasive Breast Cancer Apr 30, 2010
They analyzed the medical records of 1,162 women, aged 40 and older, who were diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and underwent lumpectomy, which is surgical removal of the tumor and some of the surrounding normal tissue ... As a result of the research, doctors can better predict whether women treated with a lumpectomy only are at a very low or a high risk of developing invasive cancer later. (MEDLINEplus)
Breakthrough Method Predicts Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer Apr 30, 2010
The authors followed the medical histories of 1,162 women aged 40 years and older who were diagnosed with DCIS and treated with lumpectomy ... Because of the research, physicians will now be able to predict whether a DCIS patient treated by lumpectomy only will subsequently develop invasive cancer, DCIS, or be at very low risk of developing further tumors, according to Kerlikowske, professor of medicine, and epidemiology and biostatistics at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer... (Science Daily)
New Test Could Help Women after Cancer Diagnosis Apr 29, 2010
Gilmore, 66, chose a lumpectomy to remove just the tumor ... To see who is most at risk, researchers followed more than 1,100 women with DCIS, treated with a lumpectomy alone ... "It would be wonderful to say to these patients, just a surgical lumpectomy is enough for you. You don't need to do more," said Dr. Freya Schnabel, the director of breast surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. (CBS News)
Relay For Life chairwoman believes in fighting cancer Apr 26, 2010
When Diana Lepley of Meyersdale thinks about cancer, she doesn t get depressed. Instead, she fights back through Meyersdale Relay For Life. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Navratilova on cancer Apr 22, 2010
The good news was that it was non-invasive and that a lumpectomy, which she has now undergone, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy, should suffice. Martina gloved up and in the ring. (BBC News -- Europe)
Terminal Cancer Patients Do Not Receive Appropriate Radiation Therapy, Analysis Finds Apr 20, 2010
6, 2010) African-American women have poorer survival rates than their white and Hispanic counterparts regardless of whether they receive radiation therapy following lumpectomy or mastectomy, researchers have. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Survivors honored at Relay for Life Apr 13, 2010
After a lumpectomy, six weeks of radiation and five years of intensive medication, Moseley can count herself among the growing number of cancer survivors. It is stories like Moseley's that brought together approximately 750 GW students and community members in the Lerner Health and Wellness Center Saturday night for the third-annual Relay for Life event, which raised more than $61,000 for the American Cancer Society. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer Apr 10, 2010
She explained she had a lumpectomy, that doctors had found the disease had not spread to her lymph nodes and that there was a "very small chance" of the cancer recurring. "It is just in that one breast," Navratilova said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Navratilova tells of cancer diagnosis Apr 9, 2010
The tennis star, who was named one of the top 40 athletes of all time by Sports Illustrated, had a lumpectomy and will undergo radiation therapy in May ... Most surgeons recommend a lumpectomy, with radiotherapy to kill off any unhealthy cells left behind. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer (Yesterday) Apr 9, 2010
Navratilova said in a phone interview Wednesday that a routine mammogram in January found a lump, and a biopsy the following month determined it was ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. The nine-time Wimbledon women's singles champion had a lumpectomy in March and will start six weeks of radiation therapy next month. "It was such a shock for me," Navratilova said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tennis great Navratilova being treated for breast cancer Apr 9, 2010
On March 15, the Prague-born American underwent a lumpectomy to remove cancerous tissue and will go through 4-6 weeks of radiation treatment starting in May ... two days before her lumpectomy. (USA Today -- Life)
Martina Navratilova has breast cancer Apr 9, 2010
had a lumpectomy and will begin six weeks of radiation therapy in May. Dr. Shelley Hwang, a breast surgeon at UC San Francisco, said DCIS strikes almost 70,000 American women annually and accounts for about one-fifth of all new diagnosed. (CNN -- Health)
* Navratilova tells of battle with breast cancer Apr 9, 2010
Retired tennis champion Martina Navratilova said on Wednesday that she was found to have noninvasive breast cancer in February and had undergone a lumpectomy, with radiation treatment to come next month. The early form of cancer for which Navratilova, 53, is being treated is known as DCIS or ductal carcinoma in situ. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Delaying Post-Surgical Radiation Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence in Older Women, Study Finds Apr 9, 2010
These women were treated between 1991 and 2002 with lumpectomy and radiation, but not chemotherapy. Thirty percent of women began radiotherapy six or more weeks after surgery. (Science Daily)
BREAST CANCER: Navratilova's type not well-understood Apr 8, 2010
At the time, she opted for a lumpectomy, radiation and hormonal therapy. But that didn't ease her anxiety. (USA Today -- Life)
The Hot -- And Cold -- Interventional Radiology Treatments for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Apr 5, 2010
13, 2009) The so-called "male lumpectomy" -- a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for prostate cancer -- is as effective as surgery in destroying diseased tumors and can be considered a. (Nov. (Science Daily)
More Women Urged to Get Radiation After Mastectomy Apr 2, 2010
WEDNESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have a mastectomy for breast cancer are less likely to receive follow-up radiation therapy than those who have a lumpectomy, even if the treatment would be potentially lifesaving, a new study has found ... Among women who they determined should receive radiation therapy, it was given to 78 percent of those who had mastectomy (breast removal) and 95 percent of those who had lumpectomy (removal of the tumor and a small amount of surrounding... (MEDLINEplus)
Radiation After Mastectomy Underused, Study Finds Mar 31, 2010
The study looked at 2,260 women treated for breast cancer, assessing whether they had lumpectomy or mastectomy, and whether they would be strong candidates for radiation therapy ... The study found that among patients who should receive radiation therapy according to medical guidelines, 95 percent of those who had lumpectomy went on to receive radiation, but only 78 percent of those who had mastectomy received radiation ... Among women for whom radiation is less clearly beneficial, 80 percent of... (Science Daily)
Breast cancer Mar 31, 2010
Page last updated at 07:53 GMT, Friday, 10 July 2009 08:53 UK. Source: Cancer Research/NHS. (BBC News -- Health)
New Studies on Surgical Options in Inherited Breast Cancer Show Drastic Treatment Is Not Always Best Mar 29, 2010
28, 2010) Two studies to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona March 26 and 27, shed light on the treatment options facing women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations which predispose them to breast cancer. In the first, Ms Annette Heemskerk-Gerritsen, a PhD student in the Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, will tell the conference on March 26 that prophylactic mastectomy (where women who have... (Science Daily)
Mastectomy Not Always Best For Cancer Patients Mar 29, 2010
Large studies have established that having a lumpectomy followed by radiation may be as effective as a mastectomy for women with early-stage breast cancers. However, it's not known if this is true for women with genes that predispose them to cancer. (KCRA 3, CA)
Rossiter: Tea cups help survivors get through days Mar 28, 2010
That's how Jane Bowen, 68, came to view the goodies delivered to her after her breast cancer diagnosis and lumpectomy in 2005. Staff and volunteers from the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support presented the care package, which was filled with symbols of affection. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Terms To Know Mar 27, 2010
Lumpectomy In contrast to a mastectomy, in a lumpectomy, only the lump itself is removed ... Women with more breast tissue may need more therapy than just a lumpectomy, according to researchers. (KERO 23, CA)
Kinds Of Breast Cancer? Mar 26, 2010
Women with more breast tissue may need more therapy than just a lumpectomy, according to researchers. Sponsored Links. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Local woman honoree at Ride for the Cure Mar 24, 2010
She had a lumpectomy and her lymph nodes were removed. Walden took chemotherapy and radiation treatments to fight the breast cancer. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Surgeons Use Neck Muscle, Surrounding Tissue as Lip Implant Mar 17, 2010
28, 2008) Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A new report examines advances plastic surgeons have made in breast reconstruction to. (Science Daily)
Medical Billing Advocates Could Save You Big Mar 9, 2010
I told the story of a woman without who got breast cancer and had to have a lumpectomy. The hospital initially told her the procedure would cost $5,000 but then charged her $12,700. (ABC News -- Business)
Trial Launched to Test New Treatment for Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer Mar 8, 2010
9, 2009) According to a new study, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older women with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer, there are. (July 6, 2009) The recent decline in invasive breast cancer in the US was significantly less pronounced in the poor and those who live in rural areas. (Science Daily)
Mary Meier; found answers to Ask the Globe questions Feb 27, 2010
Her husband, Sepp, said she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, and had a lumpectomy. Mary said she would fight it tooth and nail, and she did, he said. (Boston Globe)
Hospital welcomesYeagle to surgery unit Feb 26, 2010
His abilities also include diagnostic and therapeutic breast procedures, lumpectomy, and mastectomy, and sentinel node biopsies. Yeagle's areas of endocrine experience include thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pancreatic surgery. (Raton Range, AL)
Doctor touts successes in breast cancer research (223) Feb 23, 2010
Once a diagnosis of breast cancer has been made, two types of surgery are most common lumpectomy or mastectomy. Lumpectomy is a breast-conserving therapy and is followed by radiation, a high-energy beam that is aimed at the target area and causes molecular changes and cell death. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Short-Term Radiation Therapy Successful on Breast Cancer Feb 12, 2010
Typically, this means they first have a lumpectomy to remove the cancer followed by a course of radiation therapy to kill any remaining cancer cells ... 19, 2005) The current standard of care for early-stage breast cancer is breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy) to remove the tumor followed by radiation and hormone therapy to kill any remaining cells. (Science Daily)
For Some Breast Cancer Patients, Shorter Radiation Works Well Feb 12, 2010
The study involved 1,234 women with invasive breast cancer who had a lumpectomy, which involves removing the cancerous lump and a small amount of normal tissue around it. After surgery, they either had the standard radiation treatment over a 35-day period or an accelerated treatment over 22 days. (MEDLINEplus)
Local Physicians Take Issue With New Mammography Guidelines Jan 28, 2010
" According to Washington, who operates on women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, early detection also plays an important role in determining how the disease can be treated. "The key with not having a mastectomy is really early detection," he says. "If we can catch things early on, before they get really big, a lot of times they can be cured with radiation and a lumpectomy. The sooner we detect it, the better chance we have with breast-conserving surgery. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Therapy Reduces Mastectomies, Saves Breast Jan 20, 2010
3, 2008) A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. Results of a new study, however, show that a number of women. (Science Daily)
Breast Cancer Multigene Test Helping Patients Avoid Chemotherapy Jan 13, 2010
5, 2006) Giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time after a lumpectomy helps keep breast cancer from returning locally, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of the International. (June 5, 2007) A new prospective study shows a 21-gene test of a patient's breast cancer tumor may change doctor and patient treatment decisions, including the need for. (Science Daily)
Today's Mailbag Jan 13, 2010
Being a two-time breast cancer survivor (mastectomy 28 years ago and lumpectomy with radiation treatment 11 years ago,) I was impressed in the manner Melanie presented her story. There are thousands of women who will identify with her fears and concerns. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Nigeria: Scientist Develops Anti-Cancer Derivative of Vitamin E Jan 12, 2010
" Stressing the point of early detection, he said" "If the cancer can be detected in Stage I, when the cancer is still within the breast, the cancer can be contained either by lumpectomy or radical mastectomy (taking out the breast). The research I do tries to address some of these issues. Relevant Links It all boils down to early detection. There are now what we call bio-markers. When a normal cell is becoming cancerous, if you look in the blood, sometimes you can see changes in the blood... (allAfrica.com)
Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence Jan 10, 2010
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a higher risk of cancer recurrence in the affected breast, a new study shows. Breast density has already been linked with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and experts have suspected that very dense breasts may also be associated with an increased risk of cancer recurrence at the site of the original cancer after lumpectomy ... "It's a very interesting study saying if you don't radiate after... (MEDLINEplus)
After Lumpectomy, Radiation Rates Lower for Black Women Jan 10, 2010
MONDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds a significant racial disparity in breast cancer treatment: Black women are less likely than their white counterparts to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy ... "Although there have been smaller studies of racial disparities in breast cancer care, no prior research has examined the differences across the nation in the rates of radiation therapy after lumpectomy between whites and blacks," study first author Dr. Grace Li Smith, a... (MEDLINEplus)
