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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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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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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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Medical Technologies Guidance MTG54
NICE conclude that the VAC Veraflo Therapy system shows promise for treating acute infected or chronic wounds that are not healing. However there is not enough good-quality evidence to support the cas...
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.02.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Negative Pressure Wound Dressings
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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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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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Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer
The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and The International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) have produced a useful document outlining the evidence based management of older p...
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) & International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) | Italy & France
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.08.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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Gynaecomastia Infographic for Primary Care
The Royal College of General Practitioners have endorsed the ABS infographic for the assessment and referral of gynaecomastia patients in Primary Care. ABS members are welcome to download this infogra...
Association of Breast Surgery | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.02.2021
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Gynaecomastia
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Do surgical margins matter after mastectomy? A systematic review
This systematic review aimed to determine if pathological margin proximity is associated with local or distant recurrence for patients with early invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ who...
James Bundred et al | European Journal of Surgical Oncology
01.12.2020 | Added: 01.12.2020
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Surgical Margins
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Webinar 1: Indications for and management of patients having neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ABS | Webinar
23.06.2020 | Added: 23.06.2020
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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This study examined pathological complete response (pCR) in the breast and the axilla in 4084 patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). The data was derived from the Netherlands Cancer Re...
Sanaz Samiei MD et al | Annals of Surgical Surgery
01.03.2020 | Added: 01.03.2020
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Systemic therapy Axilla Pathological Response
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This study examines whether biological subtype in patients diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) influences their outcome using a national cancer database. Amongst 4068 patients diagnosed wi...
A.R. Kupstas et al | British Journal of Surgery
14.02.2020 | Added: 14.02.2020
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
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Covid-19: ABS advice for patients during the Covid-19 outbreak (30th March 2020)
The ABS issued advice for patients during the Covid-19 outbreak. This was designed to be used or modified by Trusts on their intranet or patient group website to allay patient anxiety
ABS | UK
01.01.2020 | Added: 01.03.2020
Classifications: Service Guidance
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Women with dense breasts may have less accurate pre-operative imaging estimation of tumour size. This may in turn affect the margin re-excision rates in women receiving breast conserving surgery (BCS)...
Siun Walsh et al | Annals of Surgical Oncology
01.08.2019 | Added: 01.08.2019
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Breast Conserving Surgery Surgical Margins
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Bringing innovation from the lab to the patient: Perspectives from a start up
Mr Jan Beijer | ABS Conference 2019
13.05.2019 | Added: 13.05.2019
Classifications: Other
Keywords: Research Innovation Trials Patients
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Screening high risk patients and risk adaptive screening
Prof Fiona Gilbert | ABS Multidisciplinary Meeting 2019
14.01.2019 | Added: 14.01.2019
Classifications: Breast Cancer Risk
Keywords: High risk factors Screening
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Non mutation high risk patients/ PROCAS programme
Prof Gareth Evans | ABS Multidisciplinary Meeting 2019
14.01.2019 | Added: 14.01.2019
Classifications: Breast Cancer Risk
Keywords: High risk factors
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