Incidence and Patterns of Distant Metastases for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer After Breast Conservation Treatment.

CONCLUSION: The present study has demonstrated the site-specific risks of metastases. These data support current clinical practice of screening for site-specific metastatic disease after BCT based on concerning patient-specific signs or symptoms. PMID: 23218473 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - December 4, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Berman AT, Thukral AD, Hwang WT, Solin LJ, Vapiwala N Tags: Clin Breast Cancer Source Type: research