Breast cancer in elderly women (≥70 years): Which treatment

Tumori

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-424

  Martelli, Gabriele ^a   De Palo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Breast cancer; Conservative surgery; Elderly

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033370251     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500601     Document Type: Review

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