Benjamin D. Smith, MD, on Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy: Complications and Costs
2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Benjamin D. Smith, MD, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the higher complication rates and economic burdens of mastectomy plus reconstruction vs lumpectomy plus radiation in early breast cancer (Abstract S3-07).
Jack Cuzick, PhD, FMedSci
Jack Cuzick, PhD, FMedSci, of Queen Mary, University of London, discusses his phase III study on postmenopausal women with DCIS who had similar outcomes whether they took tamoxifen or anastrozole for 5 years after surgery. (Abstract S6-03)
Andrew Seidman, MD, and Eric P. Winer, MD
Andrew Seidman, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Eric P. Winer, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discuss the results of this study that showed pathologic complete response to presurgery chemotherapy improved survival (Abstract S2-05).
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, and Joseph A. Sparano, MD
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Joseph A. Sparano, MD, of Montefiore Medical Center, discuss this study of high-risk premenopausal luminal A breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (Abstract S1-08).
Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD
Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the CREATE-X adjuvant study of capecitabine in high-risk patients with residual disease (Abstract S6-01).
William M. Sikov, MD
William M. Sikov, MD, of Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, discusses the results of this study that showed pathologic complete response to presurgery chemotherapy improved survival (Abstract S2-05).