Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Surgical care has been the mainstay of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. As care has evolved, increased collaborative approaches among surgeons, radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists have improved the quality of breast cancer treatment for the patient. Breast conservation therapy (BCT) exemplifies how multi-specialty care can increase cancer cure rates at the same time that the disfiguring aspects of breast cancer treatment can be minimized. New questions are being raised within clinical forums about how to do better both for the patient and for her oncologic treatment. The following questions represent three current issues in BCT: 1. What general operative approaches in BCT can minimize morbidity and optimize the cosmetic outcome from surgery? 2. What role does radiation therapy play in BCT for invasive and non-invasive breast cancer to supplement surgical intervention? 3. What role can neoadjuvant chemotherapy play in improving BCT rates?
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1340-6868
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Breast conservation therapy (BCT): surgery as the cornerstone of multi-specialty care.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article