The Impact of Breast Clinic on the Mastectomy and Axillary Clearance Rates at a Tertiary Hospital in an Eastern Caribbean Nation: A Comparative Study

Background. Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer in women in Trinidad and Tobago. Traditionally the practice of mastectomy or wide local excision with or without axillary clearance was applied to most of these patients. This is often associated with significant morbidity and a poor cosmetic o...

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Main Authors: Shariful Islam, Imran Aziz, Jitendra Shah, Jacob Oba, Patrick Harnarayan, Arlene Jammie Rampersad, Vijay Naraynsingh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8018242
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