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Breast-Conserving therapy: Experience of the breast cancer research group of Tokyo women’s medical college

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We are morally obligated to select therapies which are maximally beneficial for patients. Promoting or discouraging the use of a particular treatment modality, such as BCT, should never be a consideration. To meet this goal, our society must establish guidelines as a part of comprehensive policy.

The specialist system, launched under the auspices of the specialist system committee, will hopefully lead to further development of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society.

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Abbreviations

BCT:

Breast-conserving therapy

DS:

Ductal spread

DSA:

Digital subtraction angiography

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  1. Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical College Daini Hospital, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, 116, Tokyo, Japan

    Tetsuro Kajiwara

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Kajiwara, T. Breast-Conserving therapy: Experience of the breast cancer research group of Tokyo women’s medical college. Breast Cancer 4, 1–5 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02967048

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