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Proceedings of the consensus conference on breast conservation, April 28 to May 1, 2005, Milan, Italy
Author(s) -
Schwartz Gordon F.,
Veronesi Umberto,
Clough Krishna B.,
Dixon J. Michael,
Fentiman Ian S.,
HeywangKöbrunner Sylvia H.,
Holland Roland,
Hughes Kevin S.,
Margolese Richard,
Olivotto Ivo A.,
Palazzo Juan P.,
Solin Lawrence J.
Publication year - 2006
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/cncr.21988
Subject(s) - medicine , cosmesis , breast cancer , consensus conference , mastectomy , breast conserving surgery , modalities , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , medical physics , general surgery , oncology , family medicine , surgery , cancer , paleontology , social science , sociology , biology
In a single generation the treatment of most women with early‐stage breast cancer has changed dramatically. Clinical trials with more than 20 years of follow‐up have documented that for appropriately selected patients breast conserving surgery, followed by whole breast irradiation, has an outcome equivalent to mastectomy. The appropriate selection of patients remains controversial. Questions remain regarding the role of new diagnostic imaging modalities, radiation therapy techniques, achieving optimal cosmesis, the choice and the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy, etc. To address these issues, the fifth international consensus conference of the Breast Health Institute, cosponsored by the European Institute of Oncology, was convened in Milan, April 29 through May 1, 2005. This article is a summary of the proceedings.