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memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology
Published in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology 1/2017

01-02-2017 | short review

Breast cancer milestones 2007–2016

Author: Kathrin Strasser-Weippl, MD, MBA

Published in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology | Issue 1/2017

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Over the past 10 years, enormous progress has been made in breast cancer (BC) treatment, leading to a substantial decline in BC mortality in Western countries. Although the following short review is necessarily incomplete, the discussion will highlight major achievements in the field.
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Metadata
Title
Breast cancer milestones 2007–2016
Author
Kathrin Strasser-Weippl, MD, MBA
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1865-5041
Electronic ISSN: 1865-5076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-017-0320-x

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