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Tamoxifen for the Prevention of Breast Cancer: Current Status of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project P-1 Study by Fisher, Bernard, Costantino, Joseph P., Wickerham, D. Lawrence, Cecchini, Reena S., Cronin, Walter M., Robidoux, Andre, Bevers, Therese B., Kavanah, Maureen T., Atkins, James N., Margolese, Richard G., Runowicz, Carolyn D., James, Joan M., Ford, Leslie G., Wolmark, Norman

“…Background: Initial findings from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (P-1) demonstrated that tamoxifen…”
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Tamoxifen for Prevention of Breast Cancer: Report of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project P-1 Study by Fisher, Bernard, Costantino, Joseph P., Wickerham, D. Lawrence, Redmond, Carol K., Kavanah, Maureen, Cronin, Walter M., Vogel, Victor, Robidoux, André, Dimitrov, Nikolay, Atkins, James, Daly, Mary, Wieand, Samuel, Tan-Chiu, Elizabeth, Ford, Leslie, Wolmark, Norman

“…Background: The finding of a decrease in contralateral breast cancer incidence following tamoxifen administration for adjuvant therapy led to the concept that…”
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Tamoxifen in treatment of intraductal breast cancer: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-24 randomised controlled trial by Fisher, Bernard, Dignam, James, Wolmark, Norman, Wickerham, D Lawrence, Fisher, Edwin R, Mamounas, Eleftherios, Smith, Roy, Begovic, Mirsada, Dimitrov, Nikolay V, Margolese, Richard G, Kardinal, Carl G, Kavanah, Maureen T, Fehrenbacher, Louis, Oishi, Robert H

“…We have shown previously that lumpectomy with radiation therapy was more effective than lumpectomy alone for the treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)…”
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Lymphedema and quality of life in survivors of early-stage breast cancer by Beaulac, Sarah M, McNair, Lindsay A, Scott, Thayer E, LaMorte, Wayne W, Kavanah, Maureen T

“…The standard of care for early-stage breast cancer includes surgical removal of the tumor and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Despite increased use of…”
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Association of Primary Language with Outcomes After Operations Typically Performed to Treat Cancer: Analysis of a Statewide Database by Feeney, Timothy, Cassidy, Michael, Tripodis, Yorghos, McAneny, David, Kavanah, Maureen, Sachs, Teviah, Tseng, Jennifer F., Drake, Frederick Thurston

“…Background Few studies have evaluated the effect of primary language on surgical outcomes, and no studies have addressed operations typically performed for…”
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Standardized Risk Assessment and Risk-Stratified Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast Operation by Kim, Na Eun, Conway-Pearson, Liam, Kavanah, Maureen, Mendez, Jane, Sachs, Teviah F., Drake, F Thurston, Ko, Naomi Y., McAneny, David, Cassidy, Michael R.

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis has become routine for patients undergoing most operations, but it remains controversial for breast operations due to…”
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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the abdominal aorta by Malone, Michael D., Kerr, Karolyn, Kavanah, Maureen, Menzoian, James O.

“…Primary malignancies of the aorta are extremely rare. A review of the literature indicates that 35 documented cases of primary tumors of the aorta have been…”
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Correction to: Association of Primary Language with Outcomes After Operations Typically Performed to Treat Cancer: Analysis of a Statewide Database by Feeney, Timothy, Cassidy, Michael, Tripodis, Yorghos, McAneny, David, Kavanah, Maureen, Sachs, Teviah, Tseng, Jennifer F., Drake, Frederick Thurston

“…In the original article, there were errors in Table 1 that were not in accordance with requirements set by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project…”
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Gene expression abnormalities in histologically normal breast epithelium of breast cancer patients by Tripathi, Anusri, King, Chialin, de la Morenas, Antonio, Perry, Victoria Kristina, Burke, Bohdana, Antoine, Gregory A., Hirsch, Erwin F., Kavanah, Maureen, Mendez, Jane, Stone, Michael, Gerry, Norman P., Lenburg, Marc E., Rosenberg, Carol L.

“…Normal‐appearing epithelium of cancer patients can harbor occult genetic abnormalities. Data comprehensively comparing gene expression between histologically…”
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Early Dysregulation of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Pathways in Breast Cancer Progression by Emery, Lyndsey A, Tripathi, Anusri, King, Chialin, Kavanah, Maureen, Mendez, Jane, Stone, Michael D, de las Morenas, Antonio, Sebastiani, Paola, Rosenberg, Carol L

“…Proliferative breast lesions, such as simple ductal hyperplasia (SH) and atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), are candidate precursors to ductal carcinoma in…”
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Lumpectomy and radiation therapy for the treatment of intraductal breast cancer: findings from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-17 by Fisher, B, Dignam, J, Wolmark, N, Mamounas, E, Costantino, J, Poller, W, Fisher, E R, Wickerham, D L, Deutsch, M, Margolese, R, Dimitrov, N, Kavanah, M

“…In 1993, findings from a National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) trial to evaluate the worth of radiation therapy after lumpectomy…”
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Cardiovascular Effects of Tamoxifen in Women With and Without Heart Disease: Breast Cancer Prevention Trial by Reis, Steven E., Costantino, Joseph P., Wickerham, D. Lawrence, Tan-Chiu, Elizabeth, Wang, Jiping, Kavanah, Maureen

“…Background: The overall effect of prophylactic tamoxifen in women depends on the balance between the effects of the drug, which include preventing breast…”
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Influence of breast cancer margin assessment method on the rates of positive margins and residual carcinoma by Méndez, Jane E., Lamorte, Wayne W., de las Morenas, Antonio, Cerda, Sandra, Pistey, Robert, King, Thomas, Kavanah, Maureen, Hirsch, Erwin, Stone, Michael D.

“…We hypothesized that the method of breast cancer margin assessment may be associated with different rates of positive margins and residual carcinoma. A total…”
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Lumpectomy Compared with Lumpectomy and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Intraductal Breast Cancer by Fisher, Bernard, Fisher, Edwin, Costantino, Joseph, Redmond, Carol, Margolese, Richard, Dimitrov, Nikolay, Wolmark, Norman, Wickerham, D. Lawrence, Deutsch, Melvin, Ore, Liora, Mamounas, Eleftherios, Poller, William, Kavanah, Maureen

“…Women with intraductal breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ) have been treated in many different ways, ranging from local excision of the tumor with or…”
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The addition of internists to a breast health program by Battaglia, Tracy A, Howard, Mary Beth, Kavanah, Maureen, Prout, Marianne N, Chapman, Chava, David, Michele M, McKinney, Renee, Kronman, Andrea, Dumont, Tara, Freund, Karen M

“…With the increases in complexity of care for breast health concerns, there is a growing need for efficient and effective clinical evaluation, especially for…”
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Efficacy of polyglycolic acid mesh sling in keeping the small bowel in the upper abdomen after abdominal surgery: a 12-month study in baboons by Devereux, D F, Feldman, M I, McIntosh, T K, Palter, D, Kavanah, M T, Deckers, P J, Williams, Jr, L F

“…The purpose of this study was to determine if a "sling" made of polyglycolic acid (PGA) would be a reliable method of preventing small bowel descent into the…”
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Isolated limb perfusion: a literature review by Schaadt, Jennifer, Crowley, Richard, Miller, Danielle, Kavanah, Maureen

“…Through patient education, biological research, and technological advances, the rate of many cancers in the United States of America is declining. However, the…”
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Desflurane as a marker of limb-to-systemic leak during hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion by STANLEY, G, SUNDARAKUMARAN, R, CROWLEY, R, KAVANAH, M

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A Complementary Role for Thallium-201 Scintigraphy with Mammography in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Lee, Victor W, Sax, Eric J, McAneny, David B, Pollack, Sidney, Blanchard, Rita A, Beazley, Robert M, Kavanah, Maureen T, Ward, Robert J

“…Physical examination and mammography are currently the only proven and reliable methods of early detection of breast cancer. Although both procedures are…”
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Estrogen receptor functional status in human breast cancer by Traish, A M, Newton, A W, Styperek, K, Beazley, R, Kavanah, M

“…Estrogen receptors (ER) are detected in 50-85% of all breast tumors, and are clinically important because they tend to identify patients with a higher…”
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