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
- coronary artery bypass
- sentinel lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- meta analyses
- decision making
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- prognostic factors
- breast reconstruction
- breast cancer risk
- surgical site infection
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- radiation induced
- free survival