Manual of recommendations for the diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of patients with Breast Cancer of the Tumor Center Munich - a regional hands-on publication

The revised 11th edition of the Manual of Recommendations for the
Diagnosis, Therapy, and Follow-Up of Patients with Breast Cancer of
the publications series of the Tumor Center Munich (Tumorzentrum
Munchen, TZM) is an excellent example of a regional hands-on
publication which, while based on national and international
guidelines, does not replace these. By virtue of countless
additions and revisions in the course of 10 editions, the `blue
tumor manual for breast cancer' has matured into a hands-on
reference work which throughout Germany has found its place on the
desks of physicians, and has thus gained a reputation reaching far
beyond the TZM. The reputation of this manual is on the one hand
founded on the professional competence of the individual authors
and project group members. The great strength of the project group,
however, surely lies in the broad spectrum of expertise of more
than 180 experts of all kinds of specialties, whose continuing
interdisciplinary exchange in the course of the present revision
has again led to a result which is arousing interest far beyond
Munich. This article summarizes some of the TZM project group's own
positions on data collection, prevention, adjuvant systemic
therapy, and follow-up treatment in an exemplary fashion.