Early recurrence in favorable stage II breast cancer--which approach is the best?

Aim: Changing the sequence of therapeutic options in stage II breast cancer: first, a core biopsy, followed by the evaluation of the tumoral markers, adaptation of the chemotherapy scheme and finally, surgical approach. Thus would be possible to improve the hope of life in some stage II breast cancer patients, in whom survival is poorer than in some stage III patients.

Material And Method: 144 patients in stage II breast cancer were included in this study, over a period of 5 years (2000-2004).

[Breast cancer in the male].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to point out the late diagnosis and initiation of treatment in male with breast cancer. At the same time, to show the importance of the correlation between different markers in assessing the prognostic, as well as the treatment for the patient.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study on a group of 15 males with breast cancer, out of 1043 patients with the disease, in a period of 10 years.