Breast cancer in South America: Challenges to improve early detection and medical management of a public health program

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 18 SUPPL., 2001, Pages

  Schwartsmann, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0035884714     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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