Breast surgery for metastatic breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastatic breast cancer is not a curable disease, but women with metastatic disease are living longer. Surgery to remove the primary tumour is associated with an increased survival in other types of metastatic cancer. Breast surgery is not standard treatment for metastatic disease, however several recent retrospective studies have suggested that breast surgery could increase the women's survival. These studies have methodological limitations including selection bias. A systematic review mapping all randomised controlled trials addressing the benefits and potential harms of breast surgery is ideal to answer this question.

Objectives

To assess the effects of breast surgery in women with metastatic breast cancer.

Search methods

We conducted searches using the

SUBMITTER: Tosello G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494198 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature