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Clinical Utility of PET/CT in Breast Cancer Management and Targeted Therapy

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Breast cancer is currently the most prevalent malignant disease affecting women’s health. Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous tumor, comprising multiple entities associated with distinctive histological and biological features, clinical presentations, and responses to therapy. In addition to traditional treatment approaches, such as surgery, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, and chemotherapy, targeted therapy is another emerging approach for breast cancer treatment. With the breakthrough in molecular biology and pharmacology research, new targeted drugs have been continuously applied in clinic and have achieved good clinical results.

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Hao, X., Meng, X., Wu, Z. (2019). Clinical Utility of PET/CT in Breast Cancer Management and Targeted Therapy. In: Huang, G. (eds) Nuclear Medicine in Oncology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7458-6_2

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