Multidisciplinary care for patients with breast cancer

Surg Clin North Am. 2009 Feb;89(1):133-76, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2008.10.002.

Abstract

The care of patients with breast cancer has become increasingly complex with advancements in diagnostic modalities, surgical approaches, and adjuvant treatments. A multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer care is essential to the successful integration of available therapies. This article addresses the key components of multidisciplinary breast cancer care, with a special emphasis on new and emerging approaches over the past 10 years in the fields of diagnostics, surgery, radiation, medical oncology, and plastic surgery.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aromatase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fertility
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mammography
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastectomy, Segmental
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Patient Care Team
  • Patient Selection
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / therapeutic use
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Tamoxifen / therapeutic use
  • Trastuzumab

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
  • Tamoxifen
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Trastuzumab