AN UPDATE ON BREAST-CANCER - EVOLVING TREATMENTS AND PERSISTENT QUESTIONS

Authors
CROWE JP
Citation
Jp. Crowe, AN UPDATE ON BREAST-CANCER - EVOLVING TREATMENTS AND PERSISTENT QUESTIONS, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 63(1), 1996, pp. 48-56
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08911150
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
48 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(1996)63:1<48:AUOB-E>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
This review describes recent advances in imaging technology and treatm ent options, and discusses the persistent questions about the best str ategies for preventing, diagnosing and treating breast cancer. Possibl e clinical implications of new research on the causes of breast cancer are also examined. The evolution of breast cancer management over the past century is summarized.