Introduction and Epidemiology Print Section Listen Treating a pregnant woman diagnosed with breast cancer is a difficult clinical scenario facing a variety of clinicians, obstetricians, radiologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, and…
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen Although significant advances have been made in the treatment of breast cancer resulting in continued improvement in survival, more than 40,000 women will…
Biologic Therapy: Introduction Print Section Listen Biologic therapy involves the delivery of a systemic agent that can be specifically targeted toward a unique cellular feature, often a component of a…
Selection of Patients for Therapy: Introduction Print Section Listen Initial observational studies of the natural history of breast cancer (untreated) viewed all breast cancers as the same, causing death a…
Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Introduction Print Section Listen The goal of adjuvant systemic therapy for early-stage breast cancer is to eliminate micrometastatic disease, thus preventing future recurrences. Adjuvant systemic therapy, chemotherapy, targeted…
Considerations and Strategies for the Timing of Breast Reconstruction: Introduction Print Section Listen Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) can improve survival and locoregional control in patients with invasive breast cancer. The…
Plastic and Breast Reconstruction: Introduction Print Section Listen After years of lobbying by women’s health advocates and amidst much fanfare, the 1998 Federal Breast Cancer Reconstruction Law (also referred to…
Breast-Conserving Surgery: Introduction Print Section Listen From radical mastectomy to breast-conserving surgery (BCS), the last 35 years have witnessed a fascinating evolution in the role of surgery in the treatment…
Surgery for Gynecomastia: Introduction Print Section Listen Gynecomastia (GM) is a benign proliferation of the glandular component of the male breast caused by an increase in the ratio of estrogens…
Radical and Extended Radical Mastectomy: Introduction Print Section Listen Halsted advocated radical mastectomy (RM) to achieve locoregional control for breast cancer at the end of the 19th century, stemming from…
