Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is a major killer. Progress in treating the disease has been spectacular in recent decades and mortality is now declining in Western countries. This article describes the development of conservative surgical treatments for breast cancer and indicates future directions. Since they respect the integrity of the woman's body, conservative treatments have encouraged women to participate en masse in screening programs, plausibly resulting in earlier disease detection and greater curability
Conservative treatments in breast cancer : an update from the European Institute of Oncology / S. Zurrida. - In: WOMEN'S HEALTH. - ISSN 1745-5057. - 4:4(2008 Jul), pp. 413-420. [10.2217/17455057.4.4.413]
Conservative treatments in breast cancer : an update from the European Institute of Oncology
S. ZurridaPrimo
2008
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is a major killer. Progress in treating the disease has been spectacular in recent decades and mortality is now declining in Western countries. This article describes the development of conservative surgical treatments for breast cancer and indicates future directions. Since they respect the integrity of the woman's body, conservative treatments have encouraged women to participate en masse in screening programs, plausibly resulting in earlier disease detection and greater curabilityPubblicazioni consigliate
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