Psychosocial adjustment after mastectomy
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L. Holmberg; M. Omne-Pontén; T. Burns; H. O. Adami; R. Bergström
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The possible advantages of breast-conserving surgery over mastectomy with respect to psychosocial adjustment were assessed in an interview study. Consecutive patients 40 to 80 years of age with invasive breast cancer of Stages I and I1 were eligible for the study. Of 161 women, 99 agreed to particip