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Perioperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer: The Scandinavian Experience

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Preoperative (Neoadjuvant) Chemotherapy

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 103))

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Abstract

In several clinical trials it has been shown that adjuvant chemotherapy may reduce the number of recurrences after a mastectomy for breast cancer, or significantly delay their clinical appearance.

The members of the Scandinavian Adjuvant Chemotherapy Study Group are listed in Appendix A

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  1. Tyribakken 10, 0280, Oslo 2, Norway

    R. Nissen-Meyer, H. Host, K. Kjellgren, B. Mansson & T. Norin

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  1. Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 4E6, Canada

    Joseph Ragaz M. D. , Pierre R. Band M. D.  & James H. Goldie M.D. ,  & 

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Nissen-Meyer, R., Host, H., Kjellgren, K., Mansson, B., Norin, T. (1993). Perioperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer: The Scandinavian Experience. In: Ragaz, J., Band, P.R., Goldie, J.H. (eds) Preoperative (Neoadjuvant) Chemotherapy. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82671-9_10

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