Higher Stage of Disease Is Associated With Bilateral Mastectomy Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Survey

Rachel A. Freedman; Elena M. Kouri; Dee W. West; Shoshana M. Rosenberg; Ann H. Partridge; Joyce Lii; Nancy L. Keating

doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2015.08.004

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MedicineMastectomyBreast cancerOdds ratioPopulationConfidence intervalBreast reconstructionStage (stratigraphy)CancerSurgeryGynecologyInternal medicine

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 105-112
Citations: 16
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                                    Rachel A. Freedman, 
                                
                                    Elena M. Kouri, 
                                
                                    Dee W. West
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Higher Stage of Disease Is Associated With Bilateral Mastectomy Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Survey. 
                            Clinical Breast Cancer
                            , 16
                            (2)
                            , 105-112.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2015.08.004
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2015.08.004