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Improved understanding of mammary cancer
Author(s) -
Polk Hiram C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19860201)57:3<411::aid-cncr2820570303>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , disease , intensive care medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , multimodality , cancer , bioinformatics , pathology , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Interest in cancer of the breast has begun to yield a concentrated sequence of specific information as to its basic nature, dietary influences, and its hormonal and genetic determinants. Clearly, the advent of improved early diagnosis has allowed the presentation to the clinician of a more favorable aspect of the tumor than has previously been seen, and has altered the overall clinical character of the disease. These advances open the possibilities of greatly expanded and enhanced treatment options, both for the informed physician and the inquiring patient. The rewards of early diagnosis include the possibilities of functional reconstruction, which may alter the potential patient attitude to such an extent that even earlier diagnosis will be achieved in years ahead. The complex issues of multimodality therapy and the honest and valid stratification of patients are the key issues in the further study of this challenging illness.