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Kerstin Sandelin
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Open AccessBilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomies with Implant-Based Reconstructions Followed Long Term: A Consecutive Series of 185 Patients
Bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (BRRM) is the most effective method to prevent breast cancer in genetically predisposed women and is often performed concomitantly with breast reconstruction. The reconstruct...
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Open AccessValidation of data quality in the Swedish National Register for Breast Cancer
The National Breast Cancer Register (NBCR) of Sweden was launched in 2008 and is used for quality assurance, benchmarking, and research. Its three reporting forms encompass Notification, Adjuvant therapy and F...
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Open AccessNo difference in dose distribution in organs at risk in postmastectomy radiotherapy with or without breast implant reconstruction
The aim of this study was to quantify the variation in doses to organs at risk (ipsilateral lung and heart) and the clinical target volume (CTV) in the presence of breast implants. In this retrospective cohort...
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Open AccessIs Breast Cancer the Same Disease in Asian and Western Countries?
A mini-symposium was held in Montreal, Canada, at the International Surgical Week for the Breast Surgical International in 2007 addressing the question whether breast cancer is the same disease in Asian and We...
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Open AccessGene expression profiling spares early breast cancer patients from adjuvant therapy: derived and validated in two population-based cohorts
Adjuvant breast cancer therapy significantly improves survival, but overtreatment and undertreatment are major problems. Breast cancer expression profiling has so far mainly been used to identify women with a ...
