Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Interaction between local & systemic treatment

RT & survival:

X

➔ Competition/interaction with surgery and systemic treatment

↓ risk for death < M+ ➔ ↑ importance of LC

➔ earlier stage BC

➔ improved systemic therapy

Poortmans P. Lancet. 2014 Jun 21;383(9935):2104-6.