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A Danish Randomized Trial Comparing Breast-Preserving Therapy with Mastectomy in Mammary Carcinoma: Preliminary results

M. Blichert-Toft From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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H. Brincker From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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J. A. Andersen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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K. W. Andersen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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C. K. Axelsson From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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H. T. Mouridsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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P. Dombernowsky From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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M. Overgaard From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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C. Gadeberg From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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G. Knudsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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S. Borgeskov From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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S. Bertelsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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J. B. Knudsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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J. B. Hansen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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P. E. Poulsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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H. Willumsen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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P. Schousen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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D. Froberg From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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J. Ørnsholt From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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M. Andersen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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S. Olesen From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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S. Skovgaard From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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M. Øster From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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H. Schumacher From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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E. K. Lynderup From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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C. N. Holm From the Surgical Departments of Odense, Vejle, Finsen, Herlev, Aarhus Municipal, Aalborg, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Glostrup, Hillerød, Hørsholm, Frederikssund, Horsens, Kolding, Randers, Viborg, Give, Skive, and Silkeborg Hospitals, the Departments of Oncology and Radiotherapy at Odense University Hospital, Finsen Institute, Herlev Hospital, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Southern Division, the Institute of Pathology at Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (Dbcg), Statistical Unit
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