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- When Cancer Is Dormant, Fat Stem Cells Safe For Breast Reconstruction
- Posted on September 20, 2010
Fat-derived stem cells can be safely used to aid reconstruction of breast tissue after mastectomy as long as there is no evidence of active cancer, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings are available in Tissue Engineering Part A.
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- Breast reconstruction found to be a safe option for women who, have had or will have chemotherapy, and wish to undergo mastectomy and immediate reconstruction
- Posted on September 1, 2010
A study conducted by doctors at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco evaluated the impact of chemotherapy on outcomes after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. The study which was published in the September, 2010 Archives of Surgery concluded that neither the inclusion of chemotherapy nor the timing of its administration significantly affected the complication rates after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
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- Research Opens Door to New Drugs That Will Counter Tamoxifen Resistance
- Posted on August 30, 2010
Scientists in London have found a potential new way of boosting the effectiveness of the anti-breast cancer drug, tamoxifen.
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