Alternative strategies in the management of primary breast cancer.
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.
Foster
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Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Wood
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WC
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