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Surgical treatment options in young women with breast cancer.
Breast disease - 1 Jan 2000
Black Dalliah, Smith Barbara L
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of breast cancer in young women presents particular challenges in surgical decision making and treatment. These challenges arise from concurrent genetic or other risk factors, potentially more aggressive tumor biology, larger tumor size, and psychosocial factors unique to young women. Local recurrence and survival rates for breast-conserving surgery compared to mastectomy are reviewed and strategies...
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