title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Johnston Professional Bldg, 3333 N Calvert St, Ste 610, Baltimore, MD 21218-2895, USA. richard.heitmiller@medstar.net
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis