Cancer - Breast Cancer

What are the cosmetic results of breast conservation therapy? Eighty percent to 90 percent of women treated with modern surgery and radiotherapy techniques have excellent or good cosmetic results; that is, little or no change in the treated breast in size, shape, texture or appearance compared with what it was like before treatment. Patients with large breasts seem to have greater shrinkage of the breast after radiation therapy than do smaller-breasted patients. However, this problem usually can be overcome with the use of higher x-ray energies. www.radiologyinfo.org