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Optimal surgical approaches to the local management of early breast cancer

A panel discussion

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In recent years, a trend has developed toward more conservative surgery for early breast cancer, often in combination with axillary dissection or sampling and with radiotherapy. Here, three prominent breast cancer surgeons discuss the proper role of these procedures and several areas of contention concerning them.

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  1. Medicine/Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 78284, San Antonio, TX, USA

    William L McGuire (moderator), William L Donegan, Bernard Fisher & John L Hayward

  2. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

    William L McGuire (moderator), William L Donegan, Bernard Fisher & John L Hayward

  3. NSABP, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    William L McGuire (moderator), William L Donegan, Bernard Fisher & John L Hayward

  4. Guy's Hospital, London, England

    William L McGuire (moderator), William L Donegan, Bernard Fisher & John L Hayward

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  1. William L McGuire
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A series of teleconferences has been organized under the auspices of Mead Johnson to address several major current questions in oncology. A panel of recognized experts with a moderator has been assembled to discuss each question, and we are reporting a number of these discussions in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. This is reprinted from ‘Oncology Viewpoints’, courtesy of Mead Johnson Oncology Division, Evansville IN 47721, USA.

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McGuire, W.L., Donegan, W.L., Fisher, B. et al. Optimal surgical approaches to the local management of early breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Tr 6, 101–112 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235741

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