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Sarah L. Blair, MD, on Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Women: Surgical Management

2016 NCCN Annual Conference (1)

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Sarah L. Blair, MD, of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, discusses surgical resection of breast cancer, which has the best chance of cure and is better than hormonal treatment alone, even in patients over age 80.



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