Prognostic factors for breast recurrence after conservative breast surgery and radiotherapy: Results from a randomised trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-227

  Magee, B ^a   Swindell, R ^a   Harris, M ^a   Banerjee, S S ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029944147     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01747-1     Document Type: Article

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