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. 2020 Jan 28;10:1330. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58007-5

Table 1.

Recommended treatment for women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer as adapted from the St Gallen 2005 consensus.

Treatment Criteria
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