Tamoxifen as primary treatment of breast cancer in elderly patients

Neoplasma

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-45

  Ciatto, S ^a   Cirillo, A ^a   Confortini, M ^a   De Luca Cardillo, C ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

breast cancer; tamoxifen; treatment

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0029926851     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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