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Guideline
. 2002 Jul 23;167(2):154-5.

Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: mastectomy or lumpectomy? The choice of operation for clinical stages I and II breast cancer (summary of the 2002 update)

Hugh Scarth  1 , Jacques Cantin, Mark Levine; Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
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Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: mastectomy or lumpectomy? The choice of operation for clinical stages I and II breast cancer (summary of the 2002 update)

Hugh Scarth et al. CMAJ. .
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  • Caution with breast-conserving surgery.
    Vandenberg TA, Bramwell VH. Vandenberg TA, et al. CMAJ. 2002 Nov 12;167(10):1099; author reply 1099. CMAJ. 2002. PMID: 12427689 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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