The new era in breast cancer: invasion, size, and nodal involvement dramatically decreasing as a result of mammographic screening
B Cady, MD Stone, JG Schuler, R Thakur… - Archives of …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To describe the magnitude of changes and opportunities that may arise for
simplified surgical procedures for women with breast cancer because of the decreasing size
and lymph node involvement in invasive breast cancer and earlier presentation of
noninvasive and invasive breast cancer. Design and Main Outcome Assessment: Cases (N=
1001) of breast cancer from a tertiary and a community hospital between 1989 and 1993
were analyzed for invasion, size, nodal status, and change over time. Results: Ductal …
simplified surgical procedures for women with breast cancer because of the decreasing size
and lymph node involvement in invasive breast cancer and earlier presentation of
noninvasive and invasive breast cancer. Design and Main Outcome Assessment: Cases (N=
1001) of breast cancer from a tertiary and a community hospital between 1989 and 1993
were analyzed for invasion, size, nodal status, and change over time. Results: Ductal …