Mastectomy versus conservative surgical treatment: the impact on the quality of life of women with breast cancer Mastectomia versus tratamento cirúrgico conservador: impacto na qualidade de vida de mulheres com câncer mamário

OBJECTIVES: to compare the impact of mastectomy and conservative surgery on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. METHODS: an assessment was made of the quality of life of patients undergoing mastectomy or segmentary mastectomy, at the Pouso Alegre Clinical Hospital, in the Brazilian S...

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Main Authors: Daniela Francescato Veiga, Fabíola Soares Moreira Campos, Leda Marques Ribeiro, Ivanildo Archangelo Junior, Joel Veiga Filho, Yara Juliano, Miguel Sabino Neto, Lydia Masako Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292010000100005

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