Breast Conservation Plus Radiation Tops Mastectomy  — “More extensive breast surgery does not appear to save any lives.”

Breast Conservation Plus Radiation Tops Mastectomy — “More extensive breast surgery does not appear to save any lives.”

Breast-conserving surgery accompanied by radiotherapy (RT) gave women better survival odds than mastectomy with or without RT, according to Swedish researchers. Among nearly 50,000 women treated for T1 to T2 breast cancer, those who underwent breast-conserving surgery...