The lack of age as a significant prognostic factor in non-metastatic breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-27

  Ezzat, A ^a   Raja, M A ^a   Zwaan, F ^a   Brigden, M ^a   Rostom, A ^a   Bazarbashi, S ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Age; Breast cancer; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031915297     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(98)80120-0     Document Type: Article

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