pubmed-article:8611096 | pubmed:abstractText | To describe the magnitude of changes and opportunities that may arise for simplified surgical procedures for women with breast cancer because of the decreasing size and lymph node involvement in invasive breast cancer and earlier presentation of noninvasive and invasive breast cancer. DESIGN AND MAIN OUTCOME ASSESSMENT: Cases (N=1001) of breast cancer from a tertiary and a community hospital between 1989 and 1993 were analyzed for invasion, size, nodal status, and change over time. | lld:pubmed |