title: Update: breast cancer guidelines.
abstract: Verison 2003 of the NCCN Breast Cancer Guideline contains changes reflecting the continued evolution of treatment approaches and the emergency of new agents in the management of invasive breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast and Soft Tissue Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm Street, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA. stephen.edge@roswellpark.org
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edge
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Theriault
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006728:Hormones