scholarly journals Review of Breast Conservation Therapy: Then and Now

ISRN Oncology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hoover ◽  
Elizabeth Bloom ◽  
Sunil Patel
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Breast Conservation ◽  
Breast Conservation Therapy ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Breast Irradiation ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Breast Preservation ◽  
Hormonal Therapies ◽  
Local Regional Recurrence

Breast conservation therapy (BCT), which is the marriage of breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy to the breast, has revolutionized the treatment of breast cancer over the last few decades. Surgical direction had seen a heightened interest in the performance of cosmetically superior partial and segmental resections in breast conservation as well as increased demand by patients for breast preservation. The broadening of approaches to delivery of breast irradiation from whole breast to accelerated partial breast has allowed more patients to opt for breast conservation and allowed for what appears to be comparable measurable outcomes in emerging data. As well, the addition of state-of-the-art chemotherapeutic and hormonal therapies has allowed improved outcomes of patients from both local regional recurrence and overall survival standpoints. This paper will provide an overview of BCT and review some of the newest developments in optimizing this therapy for patients with breast cancer from a surgical-, medical-, and radiation-oncology standpoint.

scholarly journals Breast Conserving Surgery-What, When and for Whom?

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Mohd Mejbahul Bahar ◽  
Mosammat Mira Pervin ◽  
Swapan Kumar Biswas
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Breast Conservation ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Breast Conservation Surgery ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Breast Preservation ◽  
Conservation Surgery ◽  
Hormonal Therapies ◽  
Local Regional Recurrence

Breast conservation surgery and radiation therapy to the breast has revolutionized the treatment of breast cancer over the last few decades. Surgical direction had seen a heightened interest in the performance of cosmetically superior partial and segmental resections in breast conservation as well as increased demand by patients for breast preservation. The broadening of approaches to delivery of breast irradiation from whole breast to accelerated partial breast has allowed more patients to opt for breast conservation and allowed for what appears to be comparable measurable outcomes in emerging data. As well, the addition of state-of-the-art chemotherapeutic and hormonal therapies has allowed improved outcomes of patients from both local regional recurrence and overall survival standpoints. This paper will provide an overview of BCS including patients selection, prerequisit, indications, contraindications, procedures, complications and follow up. Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2020;15(1): 34-37

scholarly journals The Role of Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

Breast Care ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Kauer-Dorner ◽  
Daniel Berger
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Breast Conservation ◽  
Recurrence Risk ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation ◽  
Partial Breast Irradiation ◽  
Breast Irradiation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Tumor Bed

Radiotherapy plays an important part in the management of breast cancer. Especially after breast-conserving surgery, external whole breast irradiation, occasionally with an additional local boost, is an integral part of breast conservation. Besides external radiation techniques, brachytherapy (BT) has long been among the treatment options, especially with regard to local boost application. With the emerging implementation of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), BT in general and interstitial multi-catheter BT in particular, are gaining an increasing role in the management of a selected group of early breast cancer patients. APBI is an approach to reduce the irradiated area to the former tumor bed rather than treating the whole breast tissue in patients with a low baseline local recurrence risk. After a variety of phase I-III clinical studies, it is clearly evident that APBI will play a role in the treatment of this selected patient group. In this review, we focus on the clinical development and different available techniques of breast BT and provide a preview of prospects for its use.

Experience with Reduction Mammaplasty Combined with Breast Conservation Therapy in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

2003 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 1102-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L. Spear ◽  
Christopher V. Pelletiere ◽  
Andrew J. Wolfe ◽  
Theodore N. Tsangaris ◽  
Marie F. Pennanen
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Reduction Mammaplasty ◽  
Breast Conservation ◽  
Breast Conservation Therapy
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