Family Practice Vol. 16, No. 4, 333-334
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Editorial |
Breast problems in general practice: a time for re-assessment
Professor of Surgical Oncology, Hedley Atkins Breast Unit, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Recent political and public interest has focused on the rapid evaluation of women with breast lumps. Additionally, audit of outcome seeks to improve the prognosis of those with malignancy by involvement of multidisciplinary teams, leading to more effective local and systemic therapies. This ignores the raw material, namely those patients who consult their GPs with breast problems, since if selection for specialist referral is ineffective, one-stop clinics will
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