Abstract

In the management of stage I and II breast cancer, breast conservation with lumpectomy and radiation offers results at 10 years that are equivalent to those with mastectomy.

Keywords

MedicineLumpectomyBreast cancerMastectomyAxillary DissectionStage (stratigraphy)Total MastectomyRadiation therapyRandomized controlled trialCancerSurgeryGeneral surgeryInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

Breast NeoplasmsChemotherapyAdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymph Node ExcisionMastectomyModified RadicalMastectomySegmentalTreatment Failure

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Year
1995
Type
article
Volume
332
Issue
14
Pages
907-911
Citations
897
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Joan Jacobson, David N. Danforth, Kenneth H. Cowan et al. (1995). Ten-Year Results of a Comparison of Conservation with Mastectomy in the Treatment of Stage I and II Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine , 332 (14) , 907-911. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199504063321402

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10.1056/nejm199504063321402
PMID
7877647

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