Breast cancer

Aman U. Buzdar, Thomas A. Buchholz, Sarah H. Taylor, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Kelly K. Hunt

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Abstract

The treatment of breast cancer has evolved over the past 60 years. Earlier efforts, focused on achieving optimal control of local disease, ranged from radical mastectomies to lesser surgeries combined with irradiation. Surgery has been and remains an integral part of the overall therapy for this disease. With developments in therapeutic radiation technology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, the concept of breast-preserving surgery combined with irradiation became a reality in selected patients. In patients with locally advanced breast cancer, before the availability of effective systemic therapies, preoperative irradiation followed by surgery was a standard approach at this institution, and in a number of patients treated with this approach, adequate local control and long-term benefits were achieved [1] (Figs. 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication60 Years of Survival Outcomes at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages19-34
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781461451976
ISBN (Print)1461451965, 9781461451969
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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