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The safety of breast-conserving therapy in patients with breast cancer aged ≤40 years

  1. Marloes van der Leest MD1,†,
  2. Lisette Evers MD1,†,
  3. Maurice J. C. van der Sangen MD2,
  4. Philip M. Poortmans MD, PhD3,
  5. Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse PhD4,
  6. Ans J. Vulto MD3,
  7. Grard A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen MD, PhD5,
  8. Stefan J. Brenninkmeijer MD6,
  9. Geert-Jan Creemers MD, PhD7,
  10. Adri C. Voogd PhD4,8,‡,*

Article first published online: 29 MAR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22639

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 109, Issue 10, pages 1957–1964, 15 May 2007

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van der Leest, M., Evers, L., van der Sangen, M. J. C., Poortmans, P. M., van de Poll-Franse, L. V., Vulto, A. J., Nieuwenhuijzen, G. A. P., Brenninkmeijer, S. J., Creemers, G.-J. and Voogd, A. C. (2007), The safety of breast-conserving therapy in patients with breast cancer aged ≤40 years. Cancer, 109: 1957–1964. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22639

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  1. 1

    Faculty of Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

  2. 2

    Department of Radiotherapy, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

  3. 3

    Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute, Tilburg, the Netherlands

  4. 4

    Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

  5. 5

    Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

  6. 6

    Department of Surgery, TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

  7. 7

    Department of Internal Medicine, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

  8. 8

    Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

  1. †

    The first two authors contributed equally to this work.

  2. ‡

    Fax: (011) 31 43 3884128

*Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands

  1. †

    The first two authors contributed equally to this work.

  2. ‡

    Fax: (011) 31 43 3884128

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 APR 2007
  2. Article first published online: 29 MAR 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JAN 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 25 JAN 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 21 DEC 2006

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