No long-term increase in cardiac-related mortality after breast- conserving surgery and radiation therapy using modern techniques

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1374-1379

  Nixon, Asa J ^a   Manola, Judith ^a   Gelman, Rebecca ^a   Bornstein, Bruce ^a   Abner, Anthony ^a   Hetelekidis, Stella ^a   Recht, Abram ^a   Harris, Jay R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 0031925303     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.4.1374     Document Type: Article

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