Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the Western world. Its prevalence and public health impact are increasing in developing countries, and breast cancer leads to the death of hundreds of thousands of women worldwide annually. In the United States, surgeons are involved in the treatment of most women with breast cancer and surgical care must be coordinated with other components of comprehensive breast cancer treatment. This review covers breast evaluation and management of findings suspicious for cancer, management of clinical or screening-detected findings, management of breast cancer, noninvasive cancer (carcinoma in situ), invasive breast cancer, special circumstances, and follow-up after breast cancer treatment. This review contains 9 figures, 41 tables, and 106 references. Key words: Breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ, chemotherapy, hormone receptor-positive, HER2/neu, breast-conserving therapy, reconstruction, mastectomy, adjuvant therapy, radiation therapy
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