SUMMARY
The authors discuss the main innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, particularly in diagnostic imaging and screening, and in locoregional and systemic therapies.
Keywords:
breast cancer; diagnosis; treatment
The authors discuss the main innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, particularly in diagnostic imaging and screening, and in locoregional and systemic therapies.
Keywords:
breast cancer; diagnosis; treatment
| Category | Definition | Risk of cancer (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Inconclusive result | Additional imaging Investigation required |
| I | Negative findings | 0 |
| II | Benign findings | 0 |
| III | Probably benign findings | < 2 |
| IV | Suspicious findings | 3-94 |
| V | Highly suspicious findings | ≥ 95 |
| VI | Known biopsy-proven malignant lesion | 100 |
| Brazilian Ministry of Health (2004) | |
| Group without risk | 40 – 49 years: Annual physical exam |
| 50 – 69 years: Annual physical exam | |
| Mammogram every two years | |
| High-risk group | From the age of 35 years: Annual physical exam |
| Annual mammograms | |
| Brazilian Society of Mastology (2002) | |
| 40 – 49 years: Annual mammograms | |
| 50 – 69 years: Mammogram every two years | |
| ≥ 70 years: Depending on life expectancy | |
| American Society of Breast Diseases (2006) | |
| From the age of 40 years: Annual mammograms | |
| American Cancer Society (2015) | |
| 45 – 54 years: Annual mammograms | |
| After 55 years: Mammogram every two years (provided that life expectancy is greater than 10 years) | |
