Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4294997 Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2009 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
Currently, more than half of older women across the US diagnosed with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer treated surgically receive BCS, representing a substantial increased use compared with historical data. Lack of BCS use appears in part associated with socioeconomic disadvantage, suggesting that persistent barriers to breast conservation exist.
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