Induction chemotherapy followed by breast conservation for locally advanced carcinoma of the breast
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940115)73:2<362::aid-cncr2820730221>3.0.co;2-l