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Perspectives and Risks of Breast-Conservation Therapy for Breast Cancer

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  1. Departments of Surgery, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Greece

    Dimitrios H. Roukos MD

  2. Departments of Pathology, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Greece

    Angelos M. Kappas MD

  3. Department of Surgery, Ioannina University School of Medicine, GR-451 10, Ioannina, Greece

    Dimitrios H. Roukos MD & Niki J. Agnantis MD

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Roukos, D.H., Kappas, A.M. & Agnantis, N.J. Perspectives and Risks of Breast-Conservation Therapy for Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 10, 718–721 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2003.05.925

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