Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 79, Issue 3 , Pages 315-320 , September 2011

The effect of under-treatment of breast cancer in women 80 years of age and older

  • Barbara L. Van Leeuwen

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Surgery, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 503612317.
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  • K.M. Rosenkranz

      Affiliations

    • 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, United States
    • Tel.: +1 603 650 9479; fax: +1 603 650 8030.
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  • L. Lei Feng

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • I. Bedrosian

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • K. Hartmann

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • K.K. Hunt

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • H.M. Kuerer

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • M. Ross

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
    • ,
  • S.E. Singletary

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
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  • Gildy V. Babiera

      Affiliations

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 444, Houston, TX 77030, United States
    • Tel.: +1 713 7451563; fax: +1 713 4044572.
    • ,
  • the Department of Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center includes Feig B, Ames F, Hwang R, Lucci A and Meric-Bernstam F.

,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 79, Issue 3 , Pages 315-320 , September 2011

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