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Local-regional control in breast cancer patients with a possible genetic predisposition.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Nov 2000
Freedman L M, Buchholz T A, Thames H D, Strom E A, McNeese M D, Hortobagyi G N, Singletary S E, Heaton K M, Hunt K K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Local control rates for breast cancer in genetically predisposed women are poorly defined. Because such a small percentage of breast cancer patients have proven germline mutations, surrogates, such as a family history for breast cancer, have been used to examine this issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate local-regional control following breast conservation therapy (BCT) in patients with...
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