Although more older women receive breast-conserving therapy, gaps in treatment exist
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (October 9, 2009) -- According to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older women with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer, there are still significant socioeconomic and geographic disparities in the use of this t