Breast cancer: Image-guided biopsy might spare women from surgery
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Following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, image-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy can reliably identify a subgroup of patients with no residual breast disease, according to an analysis of pooled data from three continents.
In a paper in JAMA Surgery, researchers note that with improvements in treatment, especially routine use of adjuvant radiotherapy and systemic therapy, certain patients may not benefit from surgery.