Patient preferences concerning the trade-off between the risks and benefits of routine radiation therapy after conservative surgery for early- stage breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1252-1260

  Hayman, J A ^a   Fairclough, D L ^a   Harris, J R ^a   Weeks, J C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; FEAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031043251     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.3.1252     Document Type: Article

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