Annual Evidence Update on Breast Cancer: 12-16 October 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cancer.

This is the fifth Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Breast Cancer. It presents the results of a search for new guidance and systematic reviews that have appeared since October 2008. This Update provides commentaries from the Breast Cancer Advisory Panel, which comprises leading health professionals in breast cancer care.

Examples of topic areas covered include:

• Sentinel node identification and classification after neoadjuvant chemotherapy-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Magnetic resonance imaging of ductal carcinoma in situ: what is its clinical application?
• Breast cancer presentation and survival in relation to ethnicity and social deprivation.
• Fertility related concerns of women with breast cancer.
• Management of hot flushes for women with treatment-induced menopause.
  

The AEU will bring together significant new evidence, links to patient information and external resources in order to fully cover the last twelve months of clinical and research-based activity in breast cancer.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cancer.