Engelsk titel: Systemic pharmacologically treatment of localized breast cancer
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Författare:
Fronth, Line
Email: linefronth@hotmail.com
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 16023282
Sammanfattning
Background
Breast cancer is the most common
cancer among women in Norway with
almost 3000 new cases each year. The
purpose of this article is to give a brief
introduction of the systemic treatments
used in localized breast cancer.
Material and methods
This article is mainly based on the Norwegian
guidelines written by NBCG
(the Norwegian breast cancer group),
a selection of relevant publications and
own clinical experience.
Results and conclusion
The guidelines for the adjuvant therapy
ensure equal treatment independent
of geographical differences. Adjuvant
systemic treatment has lead to a major
improvement in the prognosis of localized
breast cancer. A continuous work
is going on to reduce the side effects
caused by the adjuvant treatment and
to improve the classification of breast
cancer to secure the optimal treatment
for every women.