Eleven-year follow-up results in the delay of breast irradiation after conservative breast surgery in node-negative breast cancer patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 760-764

  Vujovic, Olga ^a   Yu, Edward ^a   Cherian, Anil ^a   Dar, A Rashid ^a   Stitt, Larry ^a   Perera, Francisco ^a  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Node negative; Radiotherapy timing

Indexed keywords

RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER; NODE-NEGATIVE; RADIOTHERAPY TIMING;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 31844444046     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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