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Amy Cyr, MD on Advances in Management of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

2015 NCCN Annual Conference

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Amy Cyr, MD, of the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, discusses advances made in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer: less radiation and a shorter course, the rising use of molecular profiling, and less invasive surgery and reduced amounts of surgery.



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