Modern principles of adjuvant treatment of breast cancer

Summary. Breast cancer takes first place among all cancers in women. One of the main methods of treatment of this cancer is the chemotherapy. The use of adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonal therapy significantly improves outcomes in patients, and 5-year disease-free survival rate is 98% in the favorable prognosis groups. This article presents the principles of choice of adjuvant therapy in the treatment of patients with breast cancer.