Patient demographics and treatment for early breast cancer: An observational study

Breast

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-381

  Osborn, G D ^a   Hodin, M ^a   Drew, P J ^a   Fielder, H ^a   Vaughan Williams, E ^b   Sweetland, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Breast conservation; Demographics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE WOMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33744530025     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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