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Extent of breast surgery to halt cancer questioned study
A preliminary, nationwide study at 34 medical centers involving 1,700 women questions whether radical mastectomy offers a clear advantage over less extensive surgery. After two and a half years, all methods showed about 15 percent recurrence, with long term results still undetermined after decades of debate.
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New York
Betty Ford
Bernard Fisher
Frank Rauscher
National Cancer
Fisher
Ford
Center For Law and Social Policy
Washington
United States