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Postmastectomy Irradiation in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients: Present status of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group trials

M. Overgaard Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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J. Juul Christensen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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H. Johansen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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A. Nybo-Rasmussen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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H. Brincker Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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P. van der Kooy Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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P. L. Frederiksen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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F. Laursen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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J. Panduro Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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N. E. Sørensen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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C. C. Gadeberg Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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M. Hjelm-Hansen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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J. Overgaard Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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K. West Andersen Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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K. Zedeler Department of Oncology and Department of Radiophysics, and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology Radiumstationen Aarhus the Department of Oncology Ona and Department of Radiophysics, the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Secretariat, the Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and the Departments of Oncology and Radiophysics, Odense University Hospital Odense Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev County Hospital Aalborg, and County Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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