Breast Cancer Posttreatment Surveillance: Diagnosis and Management of Recurrent Disease

There has been a steady decline in breast cancer mortality that has led to a significant increase in the number of patients surviving breast cancer. We will review in this manuscript the evidence and guidelines for posttreatment surveillance of patients with breast cancer as well as the management o...

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Published inClinical obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 772
Main Author Karam, Amer K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2016
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Female
Humans
Mammography - statistics & numerical data
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - therapy
Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnosis
Neoplasms, Second Primary - therapy
Physical Examination
Positron-Emission Tomography
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Time Factors
Ultrasonography
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Summary:There has been a steady decline in breast cancer mortality that has led to a significant increase in the number of patients surviving breast cancer. We will review in this manuscript the evidence and guidelines for posttreatment surveillance of patients with breast cancer as well as the management options for patients who are diagnosed with local-regional and distant recurrences.
ISSN:1532-5520
DOI:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000243