Early adoption and disturbing disparities in sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 449-450

  Edge, Stephen B ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REGISTRIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749104884     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn061     Document Type: Editorial

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