Better survival after breast-conserving therapy compared to mastectomy when axillary node status is positive in early-stage breast cancer: a registry-based follow-up study of 6387 Norwegian women participating in screening, primarily operated between 1998 and 2009

Better survival after breast-conserving therapy compared to mastectomy when axillary node status is positive in early-stage breast cancer: a registry-based follow-up study of 6387 Norwegian women participating in screening, primarily operated between 1998 and 2009

Abstract Background Recent registry studies on early-stage breast cancer have shown better survival rates when women underwent breast-conserving therapy (BCT) compared with mastectomy (MTX). The aim of this study is to investigate women participating in screening, in all four stages of early breast...

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Main Authors: Olaf Johan Hartmann-Johnsen, Rolf Kåresen, Ellen Schlichting, Jan F. Nygård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Breast conserving therapy
Mastectomy
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1184-6

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