Screening women with a family history of breast cancer -Results from the British Familial Breast Cancer Group

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-152

  MacMillan, R D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Familial; Family history; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034092895     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0759     Document Type: Article

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