Researchers identify risk factors for contralateral breast cancer
Monday, January 26, 2009 - 09:52
in Health & Medicine
A preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in breast cancer patients with disease in one breast may only be necessary in patients who have high-risk features as assessed by examining the patient's medical history and pathology of the breast cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre...
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