Breast Cancer Treatment Protocols: Systematic Review of the Last 35 Years

• Thais Ligiero Braga

  Military Hospital Marcilio Dias, Nuclear Medicine Division, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Filipe Leal Portilho

  Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commssion, Nuclear Enginerring Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Ralph Santos-Oliveira

  Brazilian Association of Radiopharmacy, Presidency, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Breast cancer is the main leading type of cancer for women around the world and is responsible for 522,000 deaths per year worldwide. In order to reduce this number, clinicians and researchers are always looking for new strategies and protocols. However, the treatment for breast cancer is challenging and requires as much information as possible. To this end, we conducted a review of all protocols used for breast cancer treatment in the last 35 years with the objective to help clinicians to choose the best treatment possible available in their region. Many of the protocols are international references, and for that reason have been used in many countries like USA and Europe. The data, depicted in tables, may be helpful for clinicians worldwide and researchers to better understand the evolution of breast cancer protocols such as helping make daily routine decisions.

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