TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast Cancer Management Consensus By The Society of Surgeons and Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan
AU - Khan, Ruqayya Naheed
AU - Afzal, Muhammad Farooq
AU - Khan, Huma Majeed
AU - Parvaiz, Muhammad Asad
AU - Khan, Amina Iqbal
AU - Fatima, Tausief
AU - Malik, Awais Amjad
AU - Soomro, Rufina
AU - Vohra, Lubna
AU - Khanam, Andleeb
AU - Chaudhary, Zulqarnain
AU - Siddiqui, Neelam
AU - Butt, Sumera
AU - Shamim, Romaisa
AU - Masood, Misbah
AU - Ali, Amjad
AU - Bano, Kausar
PY - 2023/12/1
Y1 - 2023/12/1
N2 - The Society of Surgeons of Pakistan and The Society of Surgical Oncology of Pakistan with factions from various major centres comprising of surgical oncology, medical and radiation oncology collaborated to reach consensus on breast cancer management guidelines and a framework of "good practice" minimum standards of care. The aim of the task force was to enhance treatment standards, which have a direct correlation with improving patient mortality and morbidity and long-term survival whilst taking into consideration economic limitations of access to leading centers of excellence as well as minimum expertise required in health care. These multidisciplinary guidelines, whilst not exhaustive, aim to provide an algorithm of care for breast cancer patients at tertiary care centres and district level hospitals to provide most appropriate treatment.
AB - The Society of Surgeons of Pakistan and The Society of Surgical Oncology of Pakistan with factions from various major centres comprising of surgical oncology, medical and radiation oncology collaborated to reach consensus on breast cancer management guidelines and a framework of "good practice" minimum standards of care. The aim of the task force was to enhance treatment standards, which have a direct correlation with improving patient mortality and morbidity and long-term survival whilst taking into consideration economic limitations of access to leading centers of excellence as well as minimum expertise required in health care. These multidisciplinary guidelines, whilst not exhaustive, aim to provide an algorithm of care for breast cancer patients at tertiary care centres and district level hospitals to provide most appropriate treatment.
KW - Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Lower and Middle Income Country, Safe Practice, Surgery, Management.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182094539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 38205805
AN - SCOPUS:85182094539
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 73 10)
SP - S1-S14
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 12
ER -