Biopsy-site marker placement in breast cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at the safety and usefulness of placing a marker at the biopsy site in women with invasive breast cancer before surgery. It may help ensure the right area is removed during surgery.
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Who can take part
- Are you a woman older than 18 years?
- Have you been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and are planning to have surgery?
- Your biopsy must have been done somewhere other than the University of Oklahoma Breast Imaging (OUBI) Oklahoma City clinic.
- You must not be planning to receive chemotherapy or other treatment before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy).
- You cannot have severe uncontrolled health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, active infections (hepatitis B or C, HIV), or active bleeding.
- You cannot be pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You cannot be a prisoner.
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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