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Factors influencing patient decision‐making between simple mastectomy and surgical alternatives
BACKGROUND: Despite similar survival rates, breast‐conserving therapy (BCT) remains a distant second choice after simple mastectomy for patients with early‐stage breast cancer in Singapore. Uptake of reconstruction after mastectomy is also low (18 per cent). The aim of this study was to explore the...
Autores principales: | Lee, W. Q., Tan, V. K. M., Choo, H. M. C., Ong, J., Krishnapriya, R., Khong, S., Tan, M., Sim, Y. R., Tan, B. K., Madhukumar, P., Yong, W. S., Ong, K. W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6354187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30734013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50105 |
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