Oncoplastic techniques allow for extensive resections for breast-conserving therapy of breast carcinomas.

Radiation therapy is standard of care for women who have undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery, and is an integral component of breast-conserving therapy.

Seynaeve C, Verhoog LC, van de Bosch LM, et al.: Ipsilateral breast tumour recurrence in hereditary breast cancer following breast-conserving therapy.

One of those options is breast-conserving therapy.

The presence of multifocal disease in the breast or a history of collagen vascular disease are relative contraindications to breast-conserving therapy.

Although all trials assessing the role of radiation therapy in breast-conserving therapy have shown highly statistically significant reductions in local recurrence rate, no single trial has demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in mortality.

Additionally, initiating chemotherapy soon after breast-conserving therapy may be preferable for patients at high risk of distant dissemination.

Surgery, either mastectomy or lumpectomy - also called breast-conserving therapy.

A treatment guide from the cancer society states that "in most cases, a woman can choose between breast-conserving therapy" (lumpectomy, usually followed by radiation therapy) and simple mastectomy (removal of the entire breast).

Radiation therapy for breast cancer is usually performed after surgery and is an integral component of breast-conserving therapy.