Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer

Download or read book Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer written by Jayant S. Vaidya and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for all members of the multidisciplinary breast cancer care team, and for everyone who wishes to know about breast cancer, this concise resource will aid understanding of the risk of developing breast cancer, the essentials of diagnosis and preoperative assessment, and the current approach to treatment and follow-up, with a focus on how each mode of treatment can be optimized to match the individual patient’s needs based on high-quality evidence. Table of Contents: • Etiopathophysiology and risk • Diagnosis • Staging and clinical status • Locoregional treatment • Adjuvant therapy • Survivorship