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As the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has increased, so has the number of DCIS survivors. 1 Most patients with DCIS are treated with breast-conserving surgery (BCS). 2 Radiation therapy (RT) and antiestrogen therapy (AET) have been
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Use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in the management of early-stage cervical cancer (ESCC), previously considered an acceptable alternative to open surgery, 1 was recently challenged by results of the Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical
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recommendations. No randomized trials exist, and the results of small retrospective case series have led to contradictory conclusions. A study by the Rare Cancer Network showed improved survival with CRT alone compared with surgery/radiotherapy (RT) or surgery
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clinical trials. Early trials showed that extended surgery (“local therapy”) does not improve mortality over less aggressive surgery. Trials conducted in the 1970s and 1980s clearly showed that radical surgery involving removal of the breast provides no
