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Does postmastectomy radiation reduce mortality in women with stage T1–2 node-positive breast cancer?

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boxed-textSmith BD et al. (2005) Postmastectomy radiation and mortality in women with T1-2 node-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 23: 1409–1419

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