Abstract:Women who present with new breast cancer and synchronous metastases have traditionally been treated with systemic agents, with no specific therapy for the primary tumor unless local symptoms require palliation. However, a number of retrospective analyses of survival outcomes in these patients show that surgery for the primary tumor is associated with prolongation of survival. These studies suggest the possibility that local therapy for the primary tumor provides value beyond palliation of symptoms and points t… Show more
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