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Becker's Healthcare December 13, 2024
A pair of studies suggest some patients with early-stage breast cancer may be able to safely avoid certain surgeries, adding to ongoing conversations about how aggressively to treat low-risk cancers.
The research was presented Dec. 12 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
One study involving 950 patients found women with ductal carcinoma in situ who were closely monitored were no more likely to develop invasive breast cancer than those who underwent surgery. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: one received the current standard of care — surgery with or without radiation — while the other followed active surveillance, which involved mammograms every six months.
Those in the active monitoring group could opt for surgery at any time,...
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