Abstract
Screening detects breast cancers at a small and curable size. To take full advantage of this, the detected tumours must be treated optimally. There is no single treatment suitable for all primary breast cancers as they present with different characteristics which need different types of management. Criteria may now be set out to guide treatment; some based on good evidence and testing, some on what are at present theoretically derived protocols which are being tested in trials.
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Blamey, R. (1993). Therapeutic Aspects of Screen-Detected Lesions: The Role of the Surgeon. In: Gad, A., Del Turco, M.R. (eds) Breast Cancer Screening in Europe. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78154-4_13
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