Primary tumor location impacts breast cancer survival

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 641-644

  Sohn, Vance Y ^a   Arthurs, Zachary M ^a   Sebesta, James A ^a   Brown, Tommy A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Location; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42049124051     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.039     Document Type: Article

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