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Breast Cancer
Rates of conservation surgery vary widely among countries
April 6th, 2004
The rates of conservation surgery for breast cancer vary hugely among countries, data show. In France, for example, 72% of patients had breast conservation surgery (BCS), but in Poland it was only 2%. The figures come from an analysis of surgical techniques used in an international trial of adjuvant treatment among 4,700 women with early breast cancer in 37 countries - the Intergroup Exemestane Study. However, Jacek Jassem, the cancer specialist who compiled and analyzed the statistics, believes the results are representative of treatments generally in those countries. He presented his study at the 4th European Breast Cancer...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-04-06)
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