Evidence-Based Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Women Who Received Chest Irradiation at a Young Age
Menée sur 148 patientes ayant subi, au moins huit ans plus tôt, une irradiation thoracique pour traiter un lymphome hodgkinien avant l'âge de 35 ans, cette étude prospective compare la sensibilité et la spécificité de deux techniques, l'imagerie par résonance magnétique et la mammographie, pour la détection précoce d'un cancer du sein
Follow-up guidelines are important for the long-term health care of cancer survivors, particularly those treated at a young age. Appropriate guidelines are powerful tools to improve quality of care, reduce variability in clinical practice, and contain cost. Instituting clear and evidence-based standards is essential for compliance of both patients and providers. Hence, it is encouraging that guidelines on routine imaging of cancer survivors for early detection of treatment-related breast cancer (BC) are finally supported by direct evidence for efficacy...
Journal of Clinical Oncology , éditorial en libre accès, 2013