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January 1, 2018
Several breast biopsy techniques are available for patients presenting with palpable and nonpalpable lesions. Current consensus guidelines recommend percutaneous biopsy as the initial tissue acquisition modality. Image guidance (ultrasound, mammogram, or m ...
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December 1, 2011
Endocrine therapy is the first targeted biologic therapy to be used in breast cancer treatment and was initially conceived in 1895. Based on the observation that lactation led to a cancer-like ductal epithelial proliferation in cattle and that castration o ...
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June 1, 2005
PURPOSE: To examine the treatment of breast cancer from a historic perspective and explore current therapies and innovations in diagnosis and treatment. EPIDEMIOLOGY: In 2003, 212 600 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed, and it is estimated that more ...
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