Aimed at raising awareness of the need for a fresh approach to tackling breast cancer, this volume is founded on data collected on early breast cancer over the past two decades and includes contributions from experts in all the fields involved in treatment.
Chapter 1. A new approach to early breast cancer (Tibor Tot and Zsuzsanna Kahán).- Chapter 2. Screening of breast cancer (Per Skaane).- Chapter 3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in screening high-risk patients and in detecting and diagnosing early breast cancer (Gábor Forrai).- Chapter 4. Large-format histology, a prerequisite for adequate assessment of early breast carcinomas (Tibor Tot).- Chapter 5. The molecular evolution of breast cancer precursors and risk indicators (Paul M Wilkerson, Konstantin J Dedes, Maria A Lopez-Garcia, Felipe C Geyer and Jorge S Reis-Filho.- Chapter 6. Immunohistochemistry and molecular biology of breast cancers; Old and new prognostic factors (Konstantin J. Dedes, Paul Wilkerson and Jorge S. Reis-Filho).- Chapter 7. Sentinel node biopsy and nodal staging (Gábor Cserni).- Chapter 8. Tailored surgery: Limited breast and lymph node surgery (György Lázár).- Chapter 9. Radiotherapy: A new approach to risk-adapted selective radiotherapy (Csaba Polgár).- Chapter 10. The risks of radiotherapy and how to avoid them (Zsuzsanna Kahán, Katalin Hideghéty and Zoltán Varga).- Chapter 11. Systemic adjuvant therapy for Stage I breast cancer (Lajos Pusztai and Catherine M. Kelly).- Chapter 12. Systemic therapy: Selection of patients. Endocrine therapy (Zsuzsanna Kahán).