Tamoxifen with or without breast irradiation in women 50 years of age or older with early breast cancer.

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Published in N Engl J Med on September 02, 2004

Authors

Anthony W Fyles1, David R McCready, Lee A Manchul, Maureen E Trudeau, Patricia Merante, Melania Pintilie, Lorna M Weir, Ivo A Olivotto

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital,, Toronto, ON, Canada. anthony.fyles@rmp.uhn.on.ca

Associated clinical trials:

TARGIT-C(Consolidation) Prospective Phase IV Study of IORT in Patients With Small Breast Cancer (TARGIT-C) | NCT02290782

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