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Mastectomy versus breast conservation treatment: is there a true survival difference?

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Tan, M.P. Mastectomy versus breast conservation treatment: is there a true survival difference?. Breast Cancer Res Treat 158, 601–603 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-016-3903-z

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