title: Breast cancer: advances in diagnosis and surgical treatment.
abstract: With breast cancer affecting more than 180,000 women per year in the United States, improvements in diagnosis and treatment are paramount. Nurses and members of the interdisciplinary care team can actively support education, treatment, and research in development of new techniques and therapies.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology, Breast Division, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fulton
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008403:Mass Screening; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health