Radiation therapy following breast conservation surgery: Can it ever be avoided?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-218

  Whelan, T ^a   Levine, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0030941720     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008287920940     Document Type: Editorial

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