Staging for Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Survey about Adherence to Guidelines in German Breast Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The risk for metastasis at primary diagnosis of breast cancer is about 4%. The German guidelines give clear indications on when, who, and how to stage breast cancer patients. Ideally, this should be done via computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan of the thorax and abdomen and an additional bone scan. But daily practice shows that the way health-care providers handle staging recommendations can vary. To objectify adherence to guidelines we started a nation-wide survey.

Methods

Between July and September 2020, we sent out a survey via email to all certified and noncertified breast centers and in addition to all Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Germany. We asked for timing of staging, conditions that cause staging, and the applied method. In case we di

SUBMITTER: Jannes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature