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Is lack of surgery for older breast cancer patients in the UK explained by patient choice or poor health? A prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Older women have lower breast cancer surgery rates than younger women. UK policy states that differences in cancer treatment by age can only be justified by patient choice or poor health. METHODS: We investigate whether lack of surgery for older patients is explained by patient choice/po...
Autores principales: | Lavelle, K, Sowerbutts, A M, Bundred, N, Pilling, M, Degner, L, Stockton, C, Todd, C |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24292450 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.734 |
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