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The past decade or two has witnessed the adoption of a large number of new therapies for breast cancer ranging from biopsy-plus-radiotherapy all the way to superradical mastectomy. It is important to distinguish fact from fancy in addressing this problem.
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Chassin, J.L. (1994). Concept: Which Operation for Breast Cancer?. In: Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4169-8_54
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