Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Balancing Cancer Treatment and Aesthetic Outcomes

How can breast cancer surgery achieve the best cancer outcomes while also considering the appearance and shape of the breast?

In this episode, we sit down with Professor Elisabeth Elder to explore oncoplastic breast surgery and some of the important questions that remain unanswered.

Professor Elder discusses how oncoplastic techniques are used, the role of shared decision-making, where gaps in the evidence still exist, and how research and clinical trials could help shape the future of breast cancer surgery.

(2:29) Where are the biggest gaps that remain in this field?
(6:34) What kinds of research are currently underway, and how can it help to answer some of the questions being highlighted within your presentation on oncoplastic breast surgery?
(8:38) Where do you see the next 5-10 years in this area of research?
(9:19) What would be your key message to clinicians about this area of research?

Tune in for a deep dive into this important research.

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Guest: Breast Surgeon, Professor Elisabeth Elder.

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