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Secondary breast cancer: the role of primary care nurses .

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Practice Nurse, Volume: 44, Issue: 5, Pages: 36 - 41

Swansea University Author: Tessa Watts Orcid Logo

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Internationally breast cancer, the most common form of invasive female cancer, is increasingly prevalent. Treatment strategies have changed substantially in recent years. These developments are extremely positive not least because of the concomitant increase in survival. However, many still face con...

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Published: 2014
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