Overall survival after mastectomy versus breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: meta-analysis.
Kiran K RajanKatherine FairhurstBeth BirkbeckShonnelly NovintanRebecca WilsonJelena SavovićChris HolcombeShelley PotterPublished in: BJS open (2024)
This meta-analysis provides evidence suggesting a survival advantage for women undergoing breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer compared with mastectomy. Although these results should be interpreted with caution, they should be shared with patients to support informed surgical decision-making.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- systematic review
- minimally invasive
- sentinel lymph node
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- meta analyses
- decision making
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- prognostic factors
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- surgical site infection
- peritoneal dialysis
- breast reconstruction
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- locally advanced
- coronary artery disease
- rectal cancer
- free survival
- lymph node
- cervical cancer screening