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Breast Parenchymal Patterns on Mammography and Their Relationship to Carcinoma

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Cancer Treatment Research

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 2))

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This presentation concerns itself with the problem of identifying the woman at risk for developing breast cancer by the radiographic appearance of the breast parenchyma.

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  1. Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    John N. Wolfe

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  1. Section of Medical Oncology, Baltimore Cancer Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA

    Joseph Aisner M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Head) (Associate Professor of Medicine, Head)

  2. Baltimore Cancer Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA

    Paul Chang M.D. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Senior Investigator) (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Senior Investigator)

  3. Good Samaritan Hospital, 5601 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA

    Paul Chang M.D. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Senior Investigator) (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Senior Investigator)

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Wolfe, J.N. (1980). Breast Parenchymal Patterns on Mammography and Their Relationship to Carcinoma. In: Aisner, J., Chang, P. (eds) Cancer Treatment Research. Developments in Oncology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8863-7_11

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