Reducing harms from treatment. Sixteen years of surgery of the axilla for screen-detected breast cancers in Italy.

CONCLUSION: This large series of screen-detected cases documents a strong time trend in the direction of reducing axillary surgery and hence potential harms from treatment. The continuing practice of SLNB in low risk DCIS is of concern in an era of increasing awareness towards overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
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Source: Breast - August 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lazzaretti MG, Ponti A, Mano MP, Barca A, Casella D, Frigerio A, Giordano L, Mantellini P, Paduos A, Pitarella S, Ravaioli A, Taffurelli M, Tomatis M, Segnan N Tags: Breast Source Type: research