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ABS | ABS Conference 2021
17.05.2021 | Added: 17.05.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Gene Expression Profiling
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Optimal Breast Cancer Care in the over 70s
ABS | ABS Conference 2021
17.05.2021 | Added: 17.05.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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This cohort study used prospectively collected national data and included women diagnosed with primary invasive T1-2 N0-2 breast cancer. Patients underwent breast surgery in Sweden (2008-2017; n=48986...
Jana de Boniface et al | JAMA Oncology
05.05.2021 | Added: 05.05.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Breast Conserving Surgery Mastectomy Trials
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Shave margins reduce positive margin rates
Elisabeth Dunpont et al | Annals of Surgical Surgery
01.05.2021 | Added: 01.05.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Surgical Margins Breast Conserving Surgery Trials
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This study aimed to examine the planned long-term recurrence and survival outcomes from the ELIOT trial. Eligible women, aged 48-75 years with a clinical diagnosis of a unicentric breast carcinoma wit...
Prof Roberto Orecchia et al | The Lancet Oncology
01.05.2021 | Added: 01.05.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Trials Intraoperative Radiotherapy
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Trainee webinar 20 April 2021 - Benign breast diseases
Mammary Fold | Webinar
20.04.2021 | Added: 20.04.2021
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Benign Breast Disease Mammary Fold
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The B-Map-C investigated alterations to breast cancer management during the peak transmission period of the UK COVID-19 pandemic (March to May 2020). 64 UK breast units participated (n=3776) with 59% ...
Rajiv V Dave et al | British Journal of Cancer
25.03.2021 | Added: 25.03.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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This was a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study of surgery or primary endocrine therapy in women aged over 70 years with operable breast cancer (n=3416 with 56 UK breast units who part...
J L M Morgan et al | British Journal of Surgery
24.03.2021 | Added: 24.03.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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This study sought to identify factors predictive of distant metastatic disease at presentation to enable appropriate selection of patients for pretreatment CT. A total of 1377 patients with newly diag...
N Roszkowski et al | British Journal of Surgery
14.03.2021 | Added: 14.03.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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Trainees Webinar 16 February 2021 - Promoting a career in breast surgery
Mammary Fold | Webinar
16.02.2021 | Added: 16.02.2021
Classifications: Professional Guidance
Keywords: Training Career Development Mammary Fold
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This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether the timing of surgery post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) impacted overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS). Five studies (inclu...
Carolyn Cullinane et al | European Journal of Surgical Oncology
09.02.2021 | Added: 09.02.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT Breast Surgery
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Personalised Breast Cancer treatment
ABS | 6th MDT meeting sessions
25.01.2021 | Added: 25.01.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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Endocrine treatment for breast cancer
ABS have produced an up to date guideline on endocrine therapy for early breast cancer patients
Association of Breast Surgery, UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.01.2021
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Endocrine therapy
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Guidance & Pathways for the Assessment of Children with Breast Symptoms
ABS has collaborated with colleagues from the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health to produce these guidelines for the assessment of children with...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.03.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Paediatric Breast Patients
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Plus sutures for preventing surgical site infection
Plus sutures (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical) are a range of absorbable sutures that are either impregnated or coated with the antimicrobial triclosan. NICE medical technologies guidance recommend...
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Sutures Surgical Site Infection/ SSI
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On the 1st of November 2021, the MHRA issued up to date guidance on Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The guidance contains information for patients and health care ...
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.11.2021
Classifications: Cosmetic Surgery
Keywords: ALCL/ BIA ALCL Cosmetic Surgery Breast implants
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The ABS and BAPRAS have collaborated to produce comprehensive guidance for the use of acellular dermal matrixes (ADM), biological meshes and synthetic meshes to assist breast reconstruction. The guida...
Association of Breast Surgery & British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
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Lipomodelling Guidelines for Breast Surgery
ABS has worked with colleagues from BAPRAS and BAAPS to produce this comprehensive guidance for best practice in lipomodelling. The guidance has drawn on best available evidence following extensive re...
Association of Breast Surgery, British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS) & British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.04.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Lipomodelling/Lipofilling
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