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Secondary sarcomas after radiotherapy for breast cancer†
Sustained risk and poor survival
Article first published online: 12 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24462
Copyright © 2009 American Cancer Society
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Mery, C. M., George, S., Bertagnolli, M. M. and Raut, C. P. (2009), Secondary sarcomas after radiotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer, 115: 4055–4063. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24462
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Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Illinois, June 2-6, 2007.
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 SEP 2009
- Article first published online: 12 JUN 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 JAN 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 25 JAN 2009
- Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2008
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