Non-doctoral factors influencing the surgical choice of Chinese patients with breast cancer who were eligible for breast-conserving surgery
Abstract Background The rate of breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is low in China. Many patients choose mastectomy even when informed that there is no difference in the overall survival rate compared with that of BCS plus radiotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the factors that influenced the su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1723-4 |