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<p>World wide, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Despite an increased incidence of this cancer, the mortality rates have been maintained at the same level. This is due to the continuous development of therapeutic, as well as diagnostic methods because appropriate, effective treatment is dependent on accurate diagnosis. At the same time, the success is that more and more patients undergo breast- and axillary lymph nodes-sparing surgeries, therefore, determining the initial advancement stage of breast cancer is absolutely essential for ensuring proper therapy. This is a review of current guidelines for both early and advanced stages of breast cancer diagnostics. The principles described are largely based on the work of the European School of Oncology (ESO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). The review includes the rule of imaging studies, especially mammography screening and histopathological evaluation with molecular classification of breast cancer.</p>
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World wide, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Despite an increased incidence of this cancer, the mortality rates have been maintained at the same level. This is due to the continuous development of therapeutic, as well as diagnostic methods because appropriate, effective treatment is dependent on accurate diagnosis. At the same time, the success is that more and more patients undergo breast- and axillary lymph nodes-sparing surgeries, therefore, determining the initial advancement stage of breast cancer is absolutely essential for ensuring proper therapy. This is a review of current guidelines for both early and advanced stages of breast cancer diagnostics. The principles described are largely based on the work of the European School of Oncology (ESO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). The review includes the rule of imaging studies, especially mammography screening and histopathological evaluation with molecular classification of breast cancer.

Modern breast cancer diagnostic methods

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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World wide, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Despite an increased incidence of this cancer, the mortality rates have been maintained at...

Modern breast cancer diagnostic methods

Publicado en línea: 28 jul 2022

Páginas: 1 - 5

Recibido: 12 dic 2020

Aceptado: 23 feb 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2022-0001

Palabras clave
breast cancer, diagnostic procedures, mammography, ultrasonography, biopsy

© 2022 Barbara Madej-Czerwonka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Modern breast cancer diagnostic methods

Publicado en línea: 28 jul 2022

Páginas: 1 - 5

Recibido: 12 dic 2020

Aceptado: 23 feb 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2022-0001

Palabras clavebreast cancer, diagnostic procedures, mammography, ultrasonography, biopsy

© 2022 Barbara Madej-Czerwonka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
breast cancer, diagnostic procedures, mammography, ultrasonography, biopsy