title: [CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MONITORING OF PATIENTS WITH INVASIVE BREAST CANCER--CROATIAN ONCOLOGY SOCIETY].
abstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It can be diagnosed in early stage through screening, early detection and educational programs, and when diagnosed early it can be efficiently treated. Treatment modalities include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and targeted biologic therapy, according to the stage of the disease and patient condition. Treatment decisions should be made after multidisciplinary team discussion. Due to the significance of this disease it is important to define and implement standardized approach for diagnostic, treatment and monitoring algorithm as well. The following text presents the clinical guidelines in order to standardize the procedures and criteria for diagnosis, management, treatment and monitoring of patients with breast cancer in the Republic of Croatia.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Šeparović
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Tajana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Silovska
authors.forename: Lidija Beketić
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Oresković
authors.forename: Željko
authors.initials: Ž
authors.lastname: Soldić
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Podolski
authors.forename: Stjepko
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authors.lastname: Pleština
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gugić
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petković
authors.forename: Jasminka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakić-Razumović
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vojnović
authors.forename: Branka Petrić
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Miše
authors.forename: Snježana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomić
authors.forename: Zdenko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stanec
authors.forename: Danko Velemir
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Vrdoljak
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Drinković
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brkljačić
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mustać
authors.forename: Ivan
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authors.lastname: Utrobičić
authors.forename: Eduard
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mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017523:Croatia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods*