Patient choice significantly affects mastectomy rates in the treatment of breast cancer

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kirby, Robert M ^a,b   Manimaran, Natarajan ^a,b   Basit, Abdul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE CANCER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 50249085041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-5-20     Document Type: Article

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