title: Non-surgical management of early breast cancer in the United Kingdom: work-load, referral patterns and staging. Clinical Audit Sub-committee of the Faculty of Clinical Oncology, Royal College of Radiologists, and the Joint Council for Clinical Oncology.
abstract: This is the first of five papers describing the results of a national survey of the non-surgical treatment of early breast cancer in the UK. The topics include: work-load, referral patterns, participation in specialist clinics, use of treatment policies, availability of outcome data, quality of pathology reports, and staging investigations.
authors.affiliation: St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Timothy
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Squire
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010338:Pathology, Clinical; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data