Early Esophageal Cancer: Endoscopic Treatment Options

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Esophageal resection (esophagectomy) has been a standard surgical treatment option for any resectable esophageal cancer. Esophagectomy is one of the most complex, invasive procedures in the…

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Transthoracic Esophagectomy

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Multimodality approaches including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are essential for the treatment of advanced esophageal carcinoma.1,2 Surgery has been used for locoregional control and has played…

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Breast Conserving Therapy for Breast Cancer

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HISTORY Print Section Listen The beginning of breast conserving therapy (BCT) coincides with the early days of clinical radiotherapy. Geoffrey Keynes, a London surgeon, practiced breast conserving surgery combined with…

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Unusual Breast Histologies

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BACKGROUND Print Section Listen As our understanding of the biology of breast cancer evolves, we recognize that there are many different types of histologically distinct cancers. Breast cancer is ahead…

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Overview of Systemic Therapy

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and it is estimated that one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer…

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Genetic and Familial Syndromes

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Genetic predisposition accounts for only a fraction of breast cancers, but genetic testing, in the appropriate context, is the most powerful tool available for quantitative risk…

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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a preinvasive clinical diagnosis that lies in the continuum between epithelial atypia and invasive cancer. Although it has been recognized…

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Survivorship Issues in Breast Cancer

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Improvements in diagnosis and advances in targeted therapies have contributed to the increasing numbers of breast cancer survivors. The most recent estimate by the Surveillance Epidemiology…

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