The incidence, indications and outcome for the non-operative management of breast cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-143

  Atkin, Gary K ^a,b   Scott, Mike A ^a   Wiggins, Joan E ^a   Callam, Michael J ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Non operative; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 34547932850     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20789     Document Type: Article

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