The value of routine physical examination in the follow up of women with a history of early breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 676-682

  Lu, Wenli ^a,b   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a   Schaapveld, Michael ^c   Baas, Peter C ^d   Wiggers, Theo ^a   Jansen, Liesbeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

^d Comprehensive Cancer Centre Northeast Netherlands ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Contra lateral breast cancer (CBC); Loco regional recurrence (LRR); Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 79952102859     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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