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When consideration is given to recent advances and progress made in the. treatment of cancer, little attention is directed toward those changes which are taking place that are probably as profound and as of far-reaching in consequence as are any in our time. To many — particularly those in other disciplines — the surgical approach to cancer is deemed anachronistic in concept. While categorically such may be true, the leading edge of that speciality is attempting to redefine the basis for cancer surgery so that it is in keeping with present understanding of tumor biology.
From the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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Fisher, B. (1976). Some Thoughts Concerning the Primary Therapy of Breast Cancer. In: St-Arneault, G., Band, P., Israël, L. (eds) Breast Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research / Fortschritte der Krebsforschung / Progrès dans les recherches sur le cancer, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81043-5_13
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