title: Adjuvant therapy of breast cancer--an overview.
abstract: Adjuvant therapy in the treatment of breast cancer commonly refers to therapies that supplement primary treatment, traditionally mastectomy and, more recently, breast-conserving surgery. The present paper examines the evolution of systemic therapies and radiotherapy in their role as adjuvants to mastectomy, and offers a brief description of current treatment regimens for early and locally advanced disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Therapeutic Radiology-Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-0110, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Levitt
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents