Breast Cancer is now the most common cancer in most cities in India, and second most common in rural areas. According to a survey by PBCR, breast cancer accounts for 25-32% of all female cancers in major cities of India. These guidelines provide an insight of the recommendations for clinical practice in the treatment of early breast cancer.
These guidelines have been documented as “ SIGN 134 Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer ”, issued by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network in 2013. This includes recommendations on surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and other therapies for the treatment of patients with operable early breast surgery. The guidelines address the following sections: Surgery: If there is proven axillary lymph node disease preoperatively axillary lymph node clearance should be undertaken; if there is no proven disease the optimal axillary…
