Edibaldo Silva, MD, PhD

Since 2003, the rate of women choosing breast-conserving surgery for the management of early-stage breast cancer has declined, with an accompanying recidivism to mastectomy. Edibaldo Silva, MD, PhD, examines the reasons for the treatment regression.

Advances in diagnostic imaging have led to general improvement in treating patients for various maladies. Recently, advances in breast diagnostic imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in unselected patient populations have exposed a number of pitfalls that threaten well-established, data-proven medical practice.