Post-mastectomy radiotherapy can improve survival in breast cancer patients aged 35 years or younger with four or more positive nodes but not in one to three positive nodes
Sangang Wu,1,* Qun Li,2,* Juan Zhou,3,* Jiayuan Sun,2 Fengyan Li,2 Qin Lin,1 Zhenyu He2 1Xiamen Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 2State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Ya...
Main Authors: | Wu S, Li Q, Zhou J, Sun J, Li F, Lin Q, He Z |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014-10-01
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Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/post-mastectomy-radiotherapy-can-improve-survival-in-breast-cancer-pat-peer-reviewed-article-TCRM |
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