Despite international guidelines, wide variations exist in breast cancer care

January 06, 2016

"Our study showed that despite international consensus guidelines, there are wide global variations in the way postmenopausal women are treated for early breast cancer" concludes Professor van de Velde.

"We believe that there should be further efforts to ensure that women can all benefit from the most effective breast cancer treatment available, regardless of which country they live in."

The TEAM (Tamoxifen and Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational) trial covered nine countries: Belgium (414 women), France (1,230), Germany (1,471), Greece (207), Japan (184), The Netherlands (2,753), UK and Ireland (1,275) and USA (2,232).

A 20-minute podcast, produced to coincide with publication of the paper, can be accessed at ph-wt/blackwell/BJS/BJS290310.mp3

Source: Wiley-Blackwell