Scientific article
English

Breast-conserving surgery has equivalent effect as mastectomy on stage I breast cancer prognosis only when followed by radiotherapy

Published inRadiotherapy and oncology, vol. 69, no. 3, p. 277-284
Publication date2003
Abstract

Early-stage breast cancer is increasing and consequently the use of breast-conserving surgery (BCS). We examined the effect of mastectomy and BCS on overall and breast cancer survival in routine health care in Geneva, Switzerland.

Keywords
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms/mortality/radiotherapy/surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastectomy, Segmental
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome
Citation (ISO format)
RAPITI AYLWARD, Elisabetta et al. Breast-conserving surgery has equivalent effect as mastectomy on stage I breast cancer prognosis only when followed by radiotherapy. In: Radiotherapy and oncology, 2003, vol. 69, n° 3, p. 277–284. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2003.09.003
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