title: Medical treatment of breast cancer.
abstract: Medical treatment is potentially more important than surgical treatment for the large majority of patients presenting withe breast cancer. Since each patient has unique characteristics affecting both tumour aggressiveness and host defence, a generalised approach to medical treatment is no longer acceptable.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006728:Hormones; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen