New Breast Cancer Treatment Gives Women More Hope

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After testing the procedure on 75 women, researchers concluded ultrasound-guided placement of partial breast irradiation balloon catheters after the lumpectomy is safe, efficient and minimally invasive. The total procedure averages 25 minutes. However, whether the treatment works to ward off the recurrence of cancer in the long run is still not known.

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SOURCE: Ivanhoe interview with Ellen Mendelson, M.D., Northwestern University in Chicago; Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 2006