Editorial to Accompany Peairs et al

This issue of Seminars in Oncology includes a review article by Peairs et al entitled “Screening for breast cancer”. As expected, the primary focus of the article is breast cancer screening; the authors report on the harms and benefits of screening, use of different modalities and screening intervals, professional guidelines, and screening in high-risk groups. The review article places this in the context of providing personalized recommendations for a 48-year-old African American woman. The authors provide a detailed discussion on breast cancer risk factors relevant to the final part of the article, which covers the approach the authors would use to provide personalized re commendations for and undergo shared decision making with a hypothetical average-risk patient.

Source: Seminars in Oncology - February 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pamela M. Marcus, Danielle D. Durham Source Type: research