Utilization of neoadjuvant chemotherapy varies in the treatment of women with invasive breast cancer.

BACKGROUND: Treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has made it possible for some women to be successfully treated with breast conservation therapy (BCT ) who were initially considered ineligible. Factors related to current practice patterns of NAC use are important to understand particularly...

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Main Authors: Adedayo A Onitilo, Jill K Onesti, Richard M Single, Jessica M Engel, Ted A James, Erin J Aiello Bowles, Heather Spencer Feigelson, Tom Barney, Laurence E McCahill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3869842?pdf=render