The reasons for the decrease in breast cancer mortality in many populations — adjuvant therapy or screening mammography?

By Dr. RC Burton

The modern era of breast cancer treatment began in the 1970s with the USA National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) randomized controlled trial (RCT) of anti-cancer chemotherapy given in cases of early breast cancer (EBC) as adjuvant therapy after surgical removal from the chest wall and adjacent axilla of all detectable breast cancer [1].

 

Read full article here: Breast Cancer Burton October 2020