TY - JOUR AU - Plichta, Jennifer K. PY - 2019 TI - Breast cancer prognostic staging and internal mammary lymph node metastases: a brief overview JF - Chinese Clinical Oncology; Vol 8, Supplement 1 (October 22, 2019): Chinese Clinical Oncology Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - The incidence of cancer worldwide continues to increase, and it remains the second leading cause of death (1). Of the 17.5 million cancer cases worldwide in 2015, breast cancer was the most common in women (2.4 million cases) and was the leading cause of cancer deaths (523,000) in women (1). As such, the importance of effectively and efficiently communicating disease characteristics and prognosis remains essential to patients, clinicians, and researchers. UR - https://cco.amegroups.org/article/view/24023