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Changes in mastectomy rates at a Brazilian public hospital over 20 years (1989 to 2008)

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Recently, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has been replacing mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in mastectomy and BCS rates and the factors relating to these shifts. DESIGN AND SETTING: A retrospective study in a Brazilian...

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Autores principales: Balabram, Débora, Araújo, Fábio Braga, Porto, Simone Souza, Rodrigues, Joyce Soares, Sousa, Atila Silva, Siqueira, Arminda Lucia, Gobbi, Helenice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23338732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-31802012000600002