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Epidemiology of locally advanced breast cancer
1Breast Care Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. lanewman@umich.edu
Seminars in Radiation Oncology
|September 8, 2009
Abstract:
Locally advanced breast cancer refers to patients diagnosed with bulky primary cancers and/or regional adenopathy. It's frequency has diminished greatly because of screening mammography and early detection. However, impoverished and minority racial/ethnic communities continue to experience disproportionately high breast cancer mortality rates because of their high risk for being diagnosed with locally advanced disease.
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