Treatment options for locally advanced breast cancer--experience in an Asian tertiary hospital
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
Patients who had primary surgery had better survival than those who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which may be due to bias in the selection of patients for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Out of a total of 155 patients, 25.1% defaulted part of the treatment, or did not receive optimal treatment, emphasizing the importance of psychosocial support and counselling for this group of patients.
Keywords
breast cancer, tumour
Publication Title
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume
11
Issue
4
Publisher
West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
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