The influence of older age on breast cancer treatment decisions and outcome

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 565-570

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   McCormick, Beryl ^a   Yahalom, Joachim ^a   Borgen, Patrick ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving therapy; Older aged women

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030046976     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02167-1     Document Type: Article

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