What drove changes in the use of breast conserving surgery since the early 1980s? The role of the clinical trial, celebrity action and an NIH consensus statement
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 62 (1) , 71-79
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006414122201
Abstract
Background.Three important events in the history of breast cancer treatment occurred between 1983 and 1995: a large clinical trial, first lady Nancy Reagan's choice of mastectomy and the publishing...Keywords
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