Title: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN AND NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY WITH NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY ALONE PRIOR TO SURGICAL RESECTION IN STAGE IIB ONWARDS CARCINOMA BREAST

Biography:

Dr. Rijuta is a resident in General Surgery at Government Medical College, Bhavnagar. She has done a research in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on breast cancer patients as a part of post graduation thesis under guidance of Dr. Samir M. Shah at Sir T. Hospital, Bhavnagar.

Abstract

Carcinoma breast continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, including India. Incidence of breast cancer has particularly risen in young females in 3^rd and 4^th decade. In large, aggressive cancers, neoadjuvant chemotherapy can reduce tumour bulk and breast-conserving surgeries may be done, albeit with a significant risk of recurrence. With a novel neoadjuvant regimen, it may be possible to downsize tumour to achieve cosmetically better results and allow conservative surgery with a better prognosis.