New fat grafting procedures improve breast reconstruction
Enhanced stromal vascular fraction and platelet-rich plasma grafting maintain volume, 3D contour.
Surgery
2001 to 2006 saw increase in Mohs surgery for skin cancer
For Medicare beneficiaries, the rate of micrographic surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer doubled.
Radiation Benefits Mixed After Breast-Preserving Surgery
Radiation therapy slightly improves survival, but may increase likelihood of eventual mastectomy.
Preoperative MRI allows for better surgical planning to help maintain erectile function in prostate cancer patients
MRI prior to surgery for prostate cancer may help surgeons plan better to spare erectile function, reported researchers at the Annual Meeting of the American Roentegen Ray Society.
Kidney removal fails to improve survival of older patients with kidney cancer
Older patients with localized kidney cancer do not benefit from kidney removal, according to a study published in Cancer (2010 May 10 [Epub ahead of print]).
Preoperative/neoadjuvant therapy may benefit patients with initially unresectable pancreatic cancer
Patients with initially unresectable pancreatic cancer might experience clinical benefits from neoadjuvant therapy, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine (2010 Apr 20;7(4):e1000267).
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