%0 Journal Article %T Understanding the factors associated with the surgical management of early breast cancer %A Youssef, Omar Z. %A Azim Jr, Hatem A. %J Gland Surgery %D 2013 %B 2013 %9 %! Understanding the factors associated with the surgical management of early breast cancer %K %X Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women and the second common cause of cancer-related mortality (1). Recent advances in the field of breast cancer biology have revealed that breast cancer is a complex disease composed of at least four main subtypes at the molecular level (2-4). Each has distinct prognosis, and unique molecular portrait that governs tumor progression. Nevertheless, surgery continues to play a pivotal role in managing patients in the early setting. %U https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/1448 %V 2 %N 1 %P 4-6 %@ 2227-8575