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Adjuvant/Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapies in Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females in Western countries [1]. The most recent Globocan data shows that it is also the most common cancer in women in Indian women [2]. Though it seems to be one disease, it is quite heterogeneous with different subtypes behaving differently to different therapeutic strategies. There has been substantial improvement in the outcome due to adjuvant therapy in breast cancer management over last few decades.

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Selvi, R. (2015). Adjuvant/Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapies in Breast Cancer. In: Breast Diseases. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2077-0_41

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