Determinants of choice of surgery in Asian patients with early breast cancer in a middle income country

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3163-3167

  Teh, Yew Ching ^a   Shaari, Nor Elina Noor ^b   Taib, Nur Aishah ^a   Ng, Char Hong ^a   See, Mee Hoong ^a   Tan, Gie Hooi ^a   Jamaris, Suniza ^a   Yip, Cheng Har ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asia; Decision; Early breast cancer; Income country; Making; Malaysia; Middle; Surgery type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84900863075     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3163     Document Type: Article

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