## BACKGROUND. Information regarding prognostic factors and survival in elderly women with metastatic breast cancer treated with tamoxifen is limited. METHODS. The data from 4 prospective clinical trials were analyzed, including information on 396 postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer w
Therapy of small breast cancer: A prospective study on 1036 patients with special emphasis on prognostic factors
β Scribed by R. Sauer; A. Schauer; H.F. Rauschecker; M. Schumacher; W. Gatzemeier; C. Schmoor; J. Dunst; M.H. Seegenschmiedt; D. Marx
- Book ID
- 107964496
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 914 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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