In this study we utilized information obtained from more than 2000 operable breast cancer patients who had been entered since 1957 into the National Breast Project by 45 institutions. The purpose was to further evaluate the concept that the size of breast neoplasms influences patient prognosis. Only
Pre-morbid body size and the prognosis of women with breast cancer
β Scribed by Meera Jain; Anthony B. Miller
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 702 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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