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Original Articles

Young breast cancer patients in the developing world: incidence, choice of surgical treatment and genetic factors

, MBChB, BSc(Hons) in Reprod Medicine & , MMed(Surg), FCS(SA), MBA (Professor in Surgery)
Pages 18-24 | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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