The Global and Local Burden of Breast Cancer
Mrs. A is a 45-year-old pre-menopausal woman who presents to the surgical OPD with a self-detected, painless lump in her left breast of two months’ duration. We will follow Mrs. A throughout this series—through her workup, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-up—to understand both the biology of breast cancer and the clinical approach to its management….