More than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year according to the American cancer society. In most cases, surgical removal of the gland is considered the gold standard of ...

BCS: MarginProbe Reduces Re-Excision Rate Post-Lumpectomy A novel device that emits an electric field and detects cancerous tissue from its characteristic returning signal, known as MarginProbe, may ...

The FDA approved pegulicianine (LumiSight) as an optical imaging agent for detecting residual cancer after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). The approval stipulates use of pegulicianine with the ...

A biosignature tool helps women avoid unnecessary radiotherapy after undergoing lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ― and also identifies women who need more intense treatment. The ...

Recommendation to omit radiation therapy after lumpectomy is not frequently implemented Most elderly breast cancer patients who could skip radiation still get it Date: January 27, 2016 Source: ...

Breast cancer is hard enough. Treatment should be quick and easy. That's the thinking of many physicians who have opted to offer MammoSite, a type of radiation that cuts treatment time from several ...

TARGIT-IORT is a single dose of targeted radiation delivered from inside the breast during surgery immediately following the removal of the tumor while the patient remains asleep. SACRAMENTO, Calif., ...