Publications by authors named "L Adwall"
Background: There is conflicting evidence regarding whether postoperative complications after breast cancer surgery are associated with worse oncological outcome. This study aimed to assess the risk of systemic breast cancer recurrence after surgical site infection and also the impact of surgical site infection on locoregional recurrence, breast cancer-specific survival and overall survival.
Methods: This nationwide cohort study included patients who underwent surgery for primary breast cancer in Sweden between January 2008 and September 2019.
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a well-known complication after breast cancer surgery. The primary aim was to assess risk factors for SSI. Risk factors for other wound complications were also studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surgical-site infection (SSI) is a well known complication after breast cancer surgery and has been reported to be associated with cancer recurrence. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between SSI and breast cancer recurrence, adjusting for several known confounders. The secondary aim was to assess a possible association between any postoperative infection and breast cancer recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but aggressive malignancy mainly localized to the pleura. Malignant mesothelioma grows highly invasive into surrounding tissue and has a low tendency to metastasize. The median overall survival (OS) of locally advanced or metastatic disease without treatment is 4-13 months but, during recent years, improvement in survival has been achieved since treatment for patients with mesothelioma has improved with better palliative care, systemic medical treatment, surgery and improved diagnostics methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- A study showed that adding radiation therapy (RT) after breast surgery for a type of cancer called DCIS can lower the chances of getting breast cancer again by about 50% over 20 years.
- The researchers looked at over 1,000 women and found that those who got radiation had fewer cancer events than those who didn’t, especially for early-stage cancers.
- However, while RT helps reduce some cancer risks, it might cause other problems, like a slightly higher chance of cancer in the other breast, meaning doctors need to carefully decide who really needs RT.