U.S., Sept. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07178886) titled 'Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy' on Feb. 21.
Brief Summary: If the whole breast is removed because of breast cancer, several options for breast reconstruction are available. All these options have an increased complication risk if a patient has been or will be treated with radiotherapy. However, only a few high-quality studies addressed patient satisfaction and complication risks, both in terms of timing (prior to or after irradiation) and type of reconstruction (implant or own tissue). As radiotherapy indications expand and more patients desire a reconstruction, this is a progressively relevant issue. Through this nationwid...