Table 1.
Treatment | Criteria |
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Surgery | Non-metastatic breast cancer patients |
Chemotherapy |
If a patient meets the following criteria the patient would be considered indicated for chemotherapy: ● Positive nodes ● Tumor size from pathology report > 20 mm or attached to chest wall ● Tumor size > 5 mm with one or more of the following high risk criteria ○ Grade 3 tumor ○ Estrogen receptor status negative ○ HER2-positive ○ Age ≤ 35 years |
Radiotherapy | Patients who fulfill either or both criteria: ● Positive nodes ● Breast conserving surgery ● Tumor size > 50 mm or attached to chest wall |
Endocrine therapy | Patients who are estrogen or progesterone receptor status positive |