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In recent decades, the concept has been developed that a breast cancer does not always require a mastectomy any more.
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Veronesi, U. (1990). Radiotherapy. In: Veronesi, U. (eds) Breast Cancer. European Commission Series for General Practitioners. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76054-9_7
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