Male breast cancer: risk factors, biology, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship
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Male breast cancer: risk factors, biology, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
BACKGROUND The causes, optimal treatments, and medical/psychosocial sequelae of breast cancer in men are poorly understood. DESIGN A systematic review of the English language literature was conducted to identify studies relevant to male breast cancer between 1987 and 2012 and including at least 20 patients. Searches were carried out on PubMed using the title terms 'male breast cancer' or 'mal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt025