Breast Cancer Guidelines

Updated: May 10, 2023
  • Author: Pavani Chalasani, MD, MPH; Chief Editor: John V Kiluk, MD, FACS  more...
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Guidelines

Guidelines Summary

Guidelines on the following aspects of breast cancer care have been published:

  • Screening [94, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195]
  • Pharmacologic intervention for breast cancer risk reduction [196, 197]
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary lymph node dissection [72, 198]
  • Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) testing [199]
  • Lumpectomy margins [200, 201]
  • Mastectomy [72]
  • Postmastectomy radiation therapy [131, 202]
  • Treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer [203]
  • Neoadjuvant therapy, endocrine therapy, and targeted therapy [117]
  • Hormonal adjuvant therapy [204, 205, 206]
  • Use of biomarkers to guide systemic adjuvant therapy [207]
  • Breast cancer in young women [208]
  • Follow-up care for breast cancer survivors [72, 209, 210]

For more information, see Breast Cancer Guidelines.