Investigating confounders of the association between survival and adjuvant radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery in a sample of elderly breast Cancer patients in Appalachia
Abstract Background To explain the association between adjuvant radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery (BCS RT) and overall survival (OS) by quantifying bias due to confounding in a sample of elderly breast cancer beneficiaries in a multi-state region of Appalachia. Methods We used Medica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6263-3 |