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Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang

Mary and Deryl Hart Distinguished Professor of Surgery, in the School of Medicine
Surgical Oncology

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Indications and techniques for biopsy

Book section · January 1, 2018 Several breast biopsy techniques are available for patients presenting with palpable and nonpalpable lesions. Current consensus guidelines recommend percutaneous biopsy as the initial tissue acquisition modality. Image guidance (ultrasound, mammogram, or m ... Full text Cite

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer

Book section · December 1, 2011 Endocrine therapy is the first targeted biologic therapy to be used in breast cancer treatment and was initially conceived in 1895. Based on the observation that lactation led to a cancer-like ductal epithelial proliferation in cattle and that castration o ... Full text Cite

Innovations in breast cancer care

Book section · June 1, 2005 PURPOSE: To examine the treatment of breast cancer from a historic perspective and explore current therapies and innovations in diagnosis and treatment. EPIDEMIOLOGY: In 2003, 212 600 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed, and it is estimated that more ... Cite