BREAST-CANCER - FROM CLINIC TO LABORATORY

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women in the western w orld despite many years of intensive study. This update reviews some c urrent research and its application to the management of patients with breast carcinoma. Specific topics include implementation of oestrogen -receptor immunohistochemistry in laboratories, the use of established and potential prognostic markers to predict clinical outcome and resp onse to treatment, the Breast Screening Programme, and the current man agement of patients at different stages of the disease.