Open AccessA review on methods for diagnosis of breast cancer cells and tissues
Author(s) -
He Ziyu,
Chen Zhu,
Tan Miduo,
Elingarami Sauli,
Liu Yuan,
Li Taotao,
Deng Yan,
He gyue,
Li Song,
Fu Juan,
Li Wen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cell proliferation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.647
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1365-2184
pISSN - 0960-7722
DOI - 10.1111/cpr.12822
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , gold standard (test) , breast tumor , oncology , intensive care medicine , biology , paleontology
Abstract Breast cancer has seriously been threatening physical and mental health of women in the world, and its morbidity and mortality also show clearly upward trend in China over time. Through inquiry, we find that survival rate of patients with early‐stage breast cancer is significantly higher than those with middle‐ and late‐stage breast cancer, hence, it is essential to conduct research to quickly diagnose breast cancer. Until now, many methods for diagnosing breast cancer have been developed, mainly based on imaging and molecular biotechnology examination. These methods have great contributions in screening and confirmation of breast cancer. In this review article, we introduce and elaborate the advances of these methods, and then conclude some gold standard diagnostic methods for certain breast cancer patients. We lastly discuss how to choose the most suitable diagnostic methods for breast cancer patients. In general, this article not only summarizes application and development of these diagnostic methods, but also provides the guidance for researchers who work on diagnosis of breast cancer.