Progress is made in the chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.
Venous thromboembolic disease is harder to manage in patients with malignancies. Second malignancies after breast radiation Breast conservation therapy has evolved into the standard of care for women with surgically resectable breast cancers. Standard breast conservation technique consists of lumpectomy followed by local radiation therapy. Concern has been expressed about possible late effects of radiation therapy. A total of 1,029 women undergoing breast conservation therapy at Yale University were compared to a control group of 1,387 women who had mastectomy without radiation therapy.