Why Breast-Conserving Therapy Should be Considered Treatment of Choice in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. c.kouwenberg@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. c.kouwenberg@erasmusmc.nl.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Editorial

Casimir A E Kouwenberg et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;28(13):8017-8019.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10203-x. Epub 2021 Jun 26.

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. c.kouwenberg@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. c.kouwenberg@erasmusmc.nl.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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