Breast Cancer Systemic Therapy: The Need for More Economically Sustainable Scientific Strategies in the World.

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Published in Breast Care (Basel) on November 25, 2008

Authors

Ahmed Elzawawy1

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Port Said, Egypt.

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