Aromatase Inhibitor-Related Joint Pain
Overview of joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitor use and tips for dealing with this side effect.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Breast Reconstruction
Information about immediate and delayed breast reconstruction options.

Preparing for Breast Surgery: Helpful Facts

Preparing for Surgery: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
About Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy This "Helpful Facts" sheet is designed to give you basic information on sentinel lymph node biopsy. More detailed

Radiation Therapy and Breast Reconstruction: Considerations and Timing
A discussion of the timing and type of breast reconstruction in relation to radiation therapy.

Surgery and Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Look at the Studies
A look at the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) publication of the combined results of 78 clinical trials evaluating radiation therapy and surgery in breast cancer patients.

Types of Surgery: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
About Axillary Lymph Node Dissection This "Helpful Facts" sheet is designed to give you basic information on axillary lymph node dissection. More

Types of Surgery: Lumpectomy
About Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer This "Helpful Facts" sheet is designed to give you basic information on lumpectomy for breast cancer. More

Types of Surgery: Mastectomy
About Mastectomy This "Helpful Facts" sheet is designed to give you basic information on mastectomy. More detailed information can be provided by

Why I Chose Breast Oncology
Carla Fisher, MD Like many others, my path into the field of oncology was not a direct one. After making the decision to enter medical school, I chose to pursue a career in surgery followed by a specialization in breast oncology. As I look back, each choice was made for different reasons at different times and ultimately I am so happy with the

Morbidity following Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy versus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Patients with Breast Carcinoma
Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Cancer, Volume 88:608-614, (February) 2000Précis: Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy is associated with negligible morbidityIntroductionThe histologic status of axillary lymph nodes, one of the most important prognostic indicators in patients with breast cancer, directly affects clinical management. However, over

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy with Metastasis: Can Axillary Dissection Be Avoided in Some Patients with Breast Cancer?
Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology; 1999, Volume 17: Pages 1720 26Background/Discussion/CritiqueThe sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the "first lymph node in a nodal basin to drain the primary tumor." In theory, a malignancy spreads to axillary lymph nodes (ALN's) and progresses in an orderly fashion

Why I Chose Breast Oncology
Carla Fisher, MD Like many others, my path into the field of oncology was not a direct one. After making the decision to enter medical school, I chose to pursue a career in surgery followed by a specialization in breast oncology. As I look back, each choice was made for different reasons at different times and ultimately I am so happy with the

Morbidity following Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy versus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Patients with Breast Carcinoma
Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Cancer, Volume 88:608-614, (February) 2000Précis: Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy is associated with negligible morbidityIntroductionThe histologic status of axillary lymph nodes, one of the most important prognostic indicators in patients with breast cancer, directly affects clinical management. However, over

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy with Metastasis: Can Axillary Dissection Be Avoided in Some Patients with Breast Cancer?
Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology; 1999, Volume 17: Pages 1720 26Background/Discussion/CritiqueThe sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the "first lymph node in a nodal basin to drain the primary tumor." In theory, a malignancy spreads to axillary lymph nodes (ALN's) and progresses in an orderly fashion

Why I Chose Breast Oncology
Carla Fisher, MD Like many others, my path into the field of oncology was not a direct one. After making the decision to enter medical school, I chose to pursue a career in surgery followed by a specialization in breast oncology. As I look back, each choice was made for different reasons at different times and ultimately I am so happy with the

Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Lumpectomy Plus Irradiation for the Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer
Authors: Bernard Fisher, M.D., Stewart Anderson, Ph.D., John Bryant, Ph.D., et al. Source: N Engl J Med 2002, 347:1233-1241 Background The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) protocol B-04 showed that over 25 years of follow-up there was no significant difference in survival between women treated with a radical

Morbidity following Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy versus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Patients with Breast Carcinoma
Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Cancer, Volume 88:608-614, (February) 2000Précis: Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy is associated with negligible morbidityIntroductionThe histologic status of axillary lymph nodes, one of the most important prognostic indicators in patients with breast cancer, directly affects clinical management. However, over

A Phase II multicenter, randomized trial to compare anastrazole plus gefitinib with anastrazole plus placebo in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
Presenter: M. CristofanilliPresenter's Affiliation: MD Anderson Cancer CenterType of Session: ScientificBackground It is well known that hormonal receptor status is an important prognostic factor in metastatic breast cancer patients and has clinical implications for hormonal therapies. 55% of metastatic breast cancer patients are

Lumpectomy plus tamoxifen with or without irradiation in women 70 years of age or older with early breast cancer: a report of further follow-up
Presenter: K.S. Hughes Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Background After lumpectomy for early breast cancer, adjuvant breast irradiation reduces local recurrence by about two-thirds. The EBCTCG overview has shown a survival benefit from adjuvant radiation, noting that for every 4 local recurrences that are

Lumpectomy plus tamoxifen with or without irradiation in women age 70 or older with early breast cancer
Presenter: K. S. Hughes, CALBG, ECOG, RTOG, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Background The Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group Overview (Lancet, 2005), showed that radiation therapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) produced significant absolute improvements in 5-year LR (17-19% benefit) and 15-year breast