Challenges in the treatment of breast cancer in developing countries

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-131

  Suryanarayana Deo, S V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY;

EID: 77954824106     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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