Effect of radiotherapy on the interpretation of routine follow-up mammography after conservative breast surgery: A randomized study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 542-545

  Holli, K ^a   Saaristo, R ^b   Isola, J ^a   Hyoty M ^a   Hakama, M ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Regional Hospital of Tampere   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer radiation; Follow up mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031855526     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.529     Document Type: Article

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