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Laura S. Dominici, MD, on Young Women With Breast Cancer: Local Therapy and Quality of Life

2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

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Laura S. Dominici, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the lower quality-of-life scores seen after unilateral or bilateral mastectomy compared with breast-conserving surgery in women younger than age 40 who are treated for breast cancer (Abstract GS6-05).



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