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Can axillary radiotherapy replace axillary dissection for early-stage breast cancer?

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boxed-textVeronesi U et al. (2005) Avoiding axillary dissection in breast cancer surgery: a randomized trial to assess the role of axillary radiotherapy. Ann Oncol 16: 383–388

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  2. the Director of the Joyce Eisenberg Keefer Breast Center, and Chief of Breast and Endocrine Surgery at the John Wayne Cancer Institute,

    Armando E Giuliano

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