Study, year (Ref.) N No. cancers (%) Mean follow-up (years) Ipsilateral cancer (%) Contralateral cancer (%) Lobular histology (%) Hutter, 1969 [12] 40 15 (33) 4–27 59 41 NR Haagensen,…
Fig. 32.1 The top tasks, knowledge areas, and skills as rated by respondents (Reprinted with permission from Brown et al. [21]. Copyright 2012 by Oncology Nursing Society) A breast cancer…
Number of patients DFS/RFS HR (95 %CI or p value) OS Cardiotoxicity Comments NSABP B31/N9831 [35] 5,548 0.60 (0.53–0.68) 0.63 (0.54–0.73) 4.1 % The N9831 also included a sequential…
Toxicity HR Endometrial cancer 3.28 Pulmonary embolism 2.15 Deep venous thrombosis 1.44 Bone fractures 0.68 In the most recent Oxford Overview Analysis, there was a nonsignificant increase in stroke deaths…
Regimen Dose Cycle duration No cycles Notes Reference Non-anthracycline containing Oral CMF Cyclophosphamide (100 mg/m2, PO) d1 to 14 Methotrexate (40 mg/m2) d1, 8 5-Fluorouracil (500 mg/m2) d1, 8 q4…
Fig. 7.1 (a, b) The Advocate Christ Medical Center’s multidisciplinary oncology breast clinic’s intake form The history of present illness should note the means of how the cancer was initially…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam I. Riker (ed.)Breast Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-1145-5_16 16. Operative Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer Hannah W. Hazard1 (1) Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center – South, West Virginia University School of Medicine,…
Fig. 6.1 Algorithm for the management of nipple discharge. *If patient plans future breastfeeding, selective duct excision is preferred over major duct excision The characteristics of the discharge should be…
Fig. 13.1 Lumpectomy versus mastectomy (From McGuire et al. [5]) Keystone Trials Over the past 50 years, patient education, screening, and early detection with advancements in mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance…
Fig. 11.1 (a) Low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (grade 1): low-grade monomorphic nuclei, inconspicuous nucleoli, diffuse chromatin, cells maintain polarity around gland-like spaces, no comedo necrosis. (b) Intermediate-grade ductal carcinoma…
