A danish randomized trial comparing breast-preserving therapy with mastectomy in mammary carcinoma: Preliminary results

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 671-677

  Blichert Toft, M ^a   Brincker, H ^b   Andersen, J A ^b   Andersen, K W ^b   Axelsson, C K ^b   Mouridsen, H T ^b   Dombernowsky, P ^b   Overgaard, M ^b   Gadeberg, C ^b   Knudsen, G ^b   Borgeskov, S ^b   Bertelsen, S ^b   Knudsen, J B ^b   Hansen, J B ^b   Poulsen, P E ^b   Willumsen, H ^b   Schousen, P ^b   Froberg, D ^c   Ornsholt J ^d   Andersen, M ^a   Olesen, S ^a   Skovgaard, S ^a   Oster M ^a   Schumacher, H ^a   Lynderup, E K ^a   Holm, C N ^a   more..

^a From the Surgical Departments of Odense ^*  (Denmark)

^b Silkeborg Hospitals Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital Finsen Institute Herlev Hospital Aarhus Municipal Hospital ^*

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast preserving therapy; Mastectomy; Multicentre trial; Randomized trial; Recurrence free survival

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METHODS; MIDDLE AGE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024212253     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841868809091767     Document Type: Article

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