Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Mar 2005
[Breast-conserving surgery and sentinel node procedure in Norway, 1993-2001].
The aim of the present study is to describe the development in the use of breast-conserving surgery and sentinel node procedures in Norway from 1993 to 2001, with special emphasis on geographical variations and possible relationships with the mammography screening programme. ⋯ Over the 1993-2001 period, there was a strong increase in the extent of utilisation of breast-conserving surgery and sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer in Norway.