Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer

Book excerpt: Written for all members of the multidisciplinary breast cancer care team, and for everyone who wishes to know about breast cancer, this concise resource will aid understanding of the risk of developing breast cancer, the essentials of diagnosis and preoperative assessment, and the current approach to treatment and follow-up, with a focus on how each mode of treatment can be optimized to match the individual patient’s needs based on high-quality evidence. Table of Contents: • Etiopathophysiology and risk • Diagnosis • Staging and clinical status • Locoregional treatment • Adjuvant therapy • Survivorship