Breast biopsy: Anesthesia, bleeding prevention, representative sampling, and rad-path concordance

Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 10:59:25 GMT

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, killing an estimated 40,000 women annually, and was newly diagnosed in approximately 190,000 women in 2009, according to NCI SEER data (National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results). To diagnose these cancers, at least 5 times this number will require a biopsy to determine whether a finding is benign or malignant. In the U.S. alone, this equates to approximately 1 million breast biopsies per year.

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Breast biopsy: Anesthesia, bleeding prevention, representative sampling, and rad-path concordance