Statin drugs to reduce breast cancer recurrence and mortality
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Review: chemotherapy and hormonal therapy reduce recurrence and mortality at 15 years in early breast cancer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Breast Cancer Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-1066-z