Abstract
One of the most basic properties of breast cancer is its ability to invade surrounding tissues and to successfully establish metastatic deposits in distant organs. This property is what gives cancer its lethal potential and what differentiates it from nonmalignant growths. However, a clear understanding of this property did not develop until this past century. Despite the recognition that distant spread was responsible for cancer fatalities and that micrometastases occurred early in the natural history of breast cancer, therapy continued to focus on eliminating the primary tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Textbook of Breast Cancer |
Subtitle of host publication | A Clinical Guide to Therapy |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 177-203 |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781482202878 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781841844183 |
State | Published - Jan 17 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine