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Premise / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI May 2023
... And most of those cancers are small, invasive, and node negative. In addition to the risk of masking cancer, ... Vancouver study, the average tumor size was 9 mm, all were node negative, the biopsy rate was 1.3%, and the positive ... breast tomosynthesis was approved by Health Canada in 2012, and several sites in BC acquired the technology. It is ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS March 2018
... a greater range of reconstructive options. Axillary lymph node surgery has also evolved, with sentinel lymph node biopsy being recommended for most patients with a ... the BC Cancer Centre for the North in Prince George in 2012. The authors report that travel time for patients in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... of the BC Cancer Centre for the North in Prince George in 2012, patient choice of surgical procedures appears to have ... is not necessary after mastectomy for DCIS. Invasive node-negative breast cancer   In general, adjuvant ... whole-breast radiation is recommended for patients with node-negative disease who have undergone BCS as this approach ...