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Rethinking BREAST CANCER.
- Source :
- Time Europe; 6/10/2002, Vol. 159 Issue 23, p44, 9p, 3 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Focuses on the advancements in detection techniques and treatments for breast cancer. Debate over the value of routine mammograms and the possibility of overtreatment; Information about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which involves miniature tumors; Discussion of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone treatment; Genetic aspects, including the identification of a biological marker called the HER2 receptor; Outlook. INSETS: What All the Fuss Is About;Anatomy of a Tumor;THE CUTTING EDGE OF CANCER TREATMENT.
- Subjects :
- BREAST cancer
MAMMOGRAMS
CANCER
HER2 protein
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 159
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Time Europe
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 6784842