title: Alternative strategies in the management of primary breast cancer.
abstract: This article will review the current alternative strategies in the management of primary breast cancer with an emphasis on the reasons we prefer a particular strategy. We will attempt to forecast new alternatives that we expect to emerge from advances in the molecular biology of breast cancer, as well as other technological advances.
authors.affiliation: Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008408:Mastectomy; D018579:Patient Selection; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome