Freezing vs. surgery for early breast cancer in older women
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This trial compares freezing the tumor with surgery to remove it in women over 60 with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The goal is to see if freezing is as effective and less invasive.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman over 60 and have gone through menopause.
- You have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (tumor 2 cm or smaller) that is hormone receptor positive and HER2 negative.
- The tumor is in one breast only and has not spread to lymph nodes or elsewhere in the body.
- The tumor is visible on an ultrasound and its edges are clear.
- You have not had breast cancer before and do not have breast implants or genetic mutations like BRCA.
- You can speak and read Dutch well enough to fill out questionnaires.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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