The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , February 2010

Factors contributing to improved local control after mastectomy in patients with breast cancer aged 40 years or younger

  • Elke J.R. Lammers

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Paulien Huibers

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Maurice J.C. van der Sangen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse

      Affiliations

    • Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • CoRPS – Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
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  • Philip M.P. Poortmans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Bernard Verbeeten Institute, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Miranda F. Ernst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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  • Bea M.D. Lemaire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond, The Netherlands
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  • Claartje M.E.M. Meijs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Hans K.S. Nuytinck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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  • Adri C. Voogd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Research Institute Growth and Development (GROW) Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 43 3882387; fax: +31 43 3884128.

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 12 September 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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PII: S0960-9776(09)00138-6

doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.10.009

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , February 2010

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