The conservative management of primary breast cancer.
A comparison was made of the methods used to manage primary breast cancer in Western Australia during 1978 and 1984. It was noted that the incidence of breast-conserving surgery increased from 5% in 1978 (16 out of 313 patients) to 14% in 1984 (59 out of 431 patients). Of the 59 patients in the latter group, 37 (63%) did not receive adjuvant radiotherapy. This is a matter of concern as failure to use adjuvant radiotherapy, subsequent to breast-conserving surgery, may lead to an increased incidence of locally recurrent disease.
University Department of Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.
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D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged