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Few subjects in modern medicine stir the emotions and invite such scrutiny as breast cancer does. Important questions must be answered in its primary treatment: Can the breast be preserved, or is a complete mastectomy necessary? Should axillary node dissection be done? Will radiation therapy be useful? Should reconstruction be part of initial treatment? In this article, the authors first discuss issues that most directly affect the primary care physician and then review management from the perspective of the surgical oncologist.
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Lee A. Porterfield
Lee A. Porterfield, MD Neil Love, MD Dr Porterfieid (pictured) is a surgical oncologist, Center for Breast Care/Lynn Regional Cancer Center, Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida. His other interests include head and neck cancer, melanomas and sarcomas, and gastrointestinal cancers.
Dr Love is clinical associate professor of medicine, division of hematology and oncology, University of Miami School of Medicine.
Neil Love
Lee A. Porterfield, MD Neil Love, MD Dr Porterfieid (pictured) is a surgical oncologist, Center for Breast Care/Lynn Regional Cancer Center, Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida. His other interests include head and neck cancer, melanomas and sarcomas, and gastrointestinal cancers.
Dr Love is clinical associate professor of medicine, division of hematology and oncology, University of Miami School of Medicine.